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Government must not mandate products for super members: AIST

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... product providers and the government focusing on the needs of a privileged minority," Garcia said. AIST has commissioned research to be released during the conference that will contain "interesting" findings on the income stream debate. "These findings ...

Australian Unity acquires four practices

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... planning industry experts who deliver a high level of support to our advisers in the technical, asset allocation, investment research, para-planning, compliance, practice management, marketing and back office areas."

Cash is king at the Future Fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... and DisabilityCare Australia Fund. The Board of Guardians will shortly take on responsibility for investing the Medical Research Future Fund.

Best Practice Managed Accounts Forum 2015 registrations open

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
... event. The event will conclude with a chance to network over drinks. Financial advisers can read the latest news and research on managed accounts through Financial Standard's dedicated online magazine,A www.fsmanagedaccounts.com.au.

Zero-margin platforms could target Australian market

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
... platform landscape could be threatened by the arrival of overseas "zero-margin" providers, according to Bravura Solutions research. Referencing economist Jeremy Rifkin's The Zero Marginal Cost Society, Bravura's report notes the rise of fintech startups ...

Future Super launches fossil free index

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
... said he expects demand for fossil fuel free investing to increase in the next 12 months. "While a consistent stream of research has been released pointing to the poor recent performance of fossil fuel exposed companies, our fossil fuel free indices will ...

British Airways to clash in court with pension trustee

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
British Airways is taking one of its pension fund's trustees to court over increases in payments to the airline's retired workers. At the heart of the case, which will be heard next February, is the cloudy relationship between the trustee and the entity ...

Planners ready for Trowbridge

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... changes to their business models should the Trowbridge recommendations be implemented, according to Investment Trends research. The June 2015 Planner Risk Report suggests most (roughly 75%) financial advisers believe the Trowbridge reforms will be implemented ...

Price is wrong for supermarket super

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... (76.3%) of Australians would never consider a Coles or Woolworths public offer superannuation fund, according to CoreData research. Based on a survey of 847 respondents, CoreData's 2015 Member Engagement Report also suggested that 14.4% would only use ...

Colonial First State awards $55m mandate

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... was established in 2009 by Kerry Series, who previously co-founded Perennial Investment Partners. 8IP uses bottom-up research to identity three types of companies: "stars," "turnarounds," and "under-researched stocks." The 8IP Australian Small Companies ...