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Cooper Investors opens door to retail

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... director Samuel Mann established a firm in partnership with Ironbark Asset Management designed to capture growing retail interest in alternatives products. Mann said at the time: "There were always retail exposures, but they had generally been by a financial ...

Who's afraid of North Korea? Not the South Koreans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... record high 2451.33 points on 24 July this year. The clincher: in its 31 August monetary policy statement - where it kept interest rates unchanged for the 12 straight meeting at a record low 1.25% - the Bank of Korea's (BOK) only reference to "Kim" was ...

Group insurance premium arrangements unclear: ISWG

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... as in corporate or employer plans within super funds. In the report concerns were also raised about how conflicts of interest are managed and inappropriate payments were being made to third parties, which can arise from trustees with an incentive to ...

ASIC targets retirement products and services

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
The corporate regulator has formed an internal working group to address financial issues of older Australians. In its 2017-18 Corporate Plan, ASIC highlighted it will examine financial products and services provided to older Australians - especially ...

Female SMSF investors more focused on securing retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... SMSFs have been seeking cost-effective diversification. Our analysis shows an increased investment by SMSFs in hybrids, interest rate securities, and Australian and international ETFs."

Adviser education renews ethics focus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... under totally avoidable regulation - something it "brought upon itself through its unwillingness to act in the public interest." "The key question is, will FASEA merely reflect the politically possible in this mandated code of ethics, or will it seek ...

APRA issues warning to underperforming super funds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is pressing ahead with its aim to remove the superannuation industry of underperforming funds, penning a warning letter to all RSE licensees to shape up or ship out. In the letter APRA deputy chair Helen ...

Young Aussies driving sharemarket

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
... as well as high-yield, blue-chip domestic and international stocks. "A combination of factors is driving this strong interest among younger Australians, including the low price point, better accessibility, and high quality of research in the market which ...

Future Fund expected to grow to $200bn

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
... Speaking to media, fund chair Peter Costello described the current investment environment as "challenging", with global interest rates at historically low levels. "As we look out at the internal investment environment, we still see extraordinarily accommodative ...

Countplus searches for new CFO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
... investigation. As part of its strategic review, the firm merged Countplus One and Wearne & Co in late June; disposed interest in McQueen Wealth Management, Financial Momentum, and CountPlus National Audits and CBC Financial Advisers. These four entities ...