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Men more confident than women in managing SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... account for 47% of SMSF trustees, they are less confident than men in managing their fund (83% to 62%), according to new research report produced by Commonwealth Bank and the SMSF Association. Released ahead of the SMSF Association's annual conference ...

Industry bodies clash over pension proposal

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... billion over four years. The benefit gives extra help to single parents and families with one main income. CPSA manager, research and advocacy Amelia Christie said the proposals are "offensive to low income people who rely on the pension in order to ...

AIA revamps digital strategy

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... customers relate to life insurance is vital to ensure relevance of the product category in future. "We know through extensive research that people aren't engaged by the subject of life insurance and, perhaps previously, accepted that this might always ...

Actuaries Institute asks for FSI to be implemented

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... submissions on retirement incomes policy." The Actuaries Institute has also called for the government to undertake ongoing research into understanding and managing the financial and economic risks posed by climate change and to list the estimated future ...

$1m does not make you rich, Australians say

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... their children to private school. With the average household income of the middle class sitting at $77,676 per annum, the research suggests there is a clear disconnect between the definition of 'lifestyle' and 'standard of living.' Commenting on the ...

Gold starts to glisten (like 2008?)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
Perhaps they're right. Yes, them, the experts who see the current global economic and financial backdrop shaping up to be a repeat of 2008. Early in the New Year George Soros made headlines with the CNBC headline: "Soros: It's the 2008 crisis all over ...

J.P. Morgan fund gets Lonsec nod

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
The J.P. Morgan Global Research Enhanced Index Equity Fund has been awarded a 'Highly Recommended' rating by Lonsec in its first year. In its assessment, Lonsec acknowledged the strength of J.P. Morgan Asset Management's highly regarded research team ...

Parametric announces LGIAsuper mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... investment structure, but as LGIAsuper worked through the process, the benefits became obvious," Briant said. Parametric research published last year estimates that in general, a tax-managed CPM approach can add between 50 and 90 basis points a year ...

Henderson reports record inflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... asset manager also launched the Henderson Global Equity Income fund, which was recently given a recommended rating by research firm Zenith. Henderson chief executive Andrew Formica said 2015 was another strong year for the group. "Our active investment ...

US growth stable due to resilient consumer-base

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
Growth in the US economy will remain stable at 2% due to resilient consumption and parity between labour costs and productivity, according to Principal Global Investors chief global economist Bob Baur. Speaking at the 2016 Financial Standard Chief Economists ...