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Cash in on overseas asset offload

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
Australian pension funds are ahead of the curve with their allocations to real assets, but could further exploit opportunities overseas. Australian super funds currently invest an average 17% of their total portfolio in real assets, although in reality ...

Australian foundations sample impact investing

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
Philanthropic foundations need to look to impact investments, including allocating from the corpus to market rate investments where they align with the foundation's mission and programmatic goals. Chief executive of the Global Impact Investing Network ...

Changes sent packing

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
The separation between group and retail insurance will influence how superannuation funds package benefits for members in the future, said AIA Australia CEO Peter Crewe. Traditionally the two segments have been treated separately by insurers. But new ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
The Australian sharemarket is lower, in the wake of US data showing continued weakness in the US manufacturing sector, and ahead of key market-influencing events. At 1200 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 41.7 points, or 0.97 per ...

ING's new super product to shake up the industry

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
ING Direct has launched a superannuation product that it claims will shake up the super industry because of its no administration, contribution or management fees features in its Balanced option. The new Living Super product, is the first Balanced option ...

Plug the $1 trillion savings shortfall: FSC

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
New research has prompted the Financial Services Council (FSC) to call for longer working lives, to plug a massive retirement savings hole caused by people outliving life expectancies. Australians who live longer than current life expectancy will face ...

Retail investors buy hybrids despite dangers

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
While non-retail investors avoid buying hybrid securities, retail investors and their advisers chase after the alluring high yields of these complex products without seriously considering the high level of risks involved, according to an industry professional. ...

Fiducian acquires three fin planning firms

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
The non-bank aligned financial services organisation Fiducian Portfolio Services has acquired three small financial planning firms, adding $65 million to its existing $1 billion of funds under advice to the firm. The three financial planning firms have ...

FMD acquires two fin planning firms

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
Melbourne based independently owned financial planning practice FMD Financial has acquired Investwell Financial Planning and Financial Lifestyle Managers, adding over $160 million of funds under advice (FUA) to the firm. Lee Wapling chief executive ...

Financial Simplicity morphs into infrastructure solutions provider

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
Financial services technology company, Financial Simplicity has moved its business model away from investment administration and refocused on infrastructure solutions due to opportunities thrown up by changing market dynamics. Enda Mahoney, chief technology ...