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Digital shift leaves industry funds behind

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
Industry and corporate funds have not been able to keep up with the frantic pace of technology changes. In the era of smartphones and tablets, only 8% of industry and corporate funds have an application suitable for these gadgets, according to a Towers ...

Claims surge forces insurer to increase pricing

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
The surge in claims has forced specialist insurer Beazley to increase the pricing of its offer in Australia. "There has been some adjustment," Australian Income Protection relationship manager Sandy MacLeod told Financial Standard. A UK-listed company ...

Advisers leave China and turn to US growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
US strength is piquing Australian investor interest in global equities, with financial advisers encouraging clients to reduce exposure to China and turn to US assets. The allocation of new client investments to international assets jumped 5% to 31% ...

QE according to Yellen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
"A man does what he can; a woman does what a man cannot." - Isabel Allende, InA(C)s of My Soul It's looking a lot like a happy Thanksgiving and a very merry Christmas, don't you think so Virginia? You, I and Irene have US Federal Reserve vice-chairman ...

Sinodinos hints at relaxing conflicted remuneration rules

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... provision of advice, but said regulation needed to be "intelligent." He also repeated the government's desire to reduce the red tape associated with FoFA, highlighting again his plan to scrap the opt-in requirement.

APRA voices concern over super in-house investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has expressed concern over the tendency for superannuation funds to bring investment management operations in house. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) 2013 National ...

Half of all SMSF assets in retirement phase

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
Around half of $506 billion held in self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) are in retirement assets, according to new research from DEXX&R. According to the research house's report, $296 billion is currently held in the retirement phase, supporting ...

Feds speak Fedspeak yet again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following Wall Street's downward lead after a top Federal Reserve official warned the bank's stimulus measures couldn't continue forever. At 0910 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures ...

La Trobe launches SMSF loan product

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
Credit Specialist La Trobe Financial has launched a new self-managed super fund (SMSF) loan product, allowing borrowers to buy residential, retail, commercial or rural property. La Trobe said launched the new product, which offers finance at 5.6%, in ...