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ISA calls out banks over fee structures

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
Australia's big four banks collect one third of all fees paid to superannuation funds totaling about $10 billion, according to research from Rainmaker Information commissioned by Industry Super Australia. The study found that the super industry drew ...

California pension giants must divest from coal

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
US pension fund giant CalPERS and CalSTRS must divest their positions in coal companies after a new bill was signed into law in California last week. California governor Edmund Brown announced the signing of the bill on his website. The move is in line ...

Reversal of fortunes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
We're happy, Jan! This is the universal chorus from financial markets everywhere the week - the first 7 trading days of October - after the quarter - the worst three-months since September 2011 - before. Oh yes, yes, yo Virginia, we're happy little ...

Insurance premiums should be questioned

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
A life insurance comparison website says consumers should be questioning premium increases at a time when life insurers continue to make substantial profits. Lifeinsurancedirect.com.au chief executive Russell Cain said top life insurers such as AMP ...

Managed accounts key to SMSF diversification

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
Managed accounts are an effective vehicle for mitigating self-managed super fund diversification risk, according to HUB24 head of marketing and distribution Wes Gillett. Speaking to Financial Standard ahead of the 2015 Best Practice Managed Accounts ...

Lonsec launches investment solutions division

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
Lonsec Fiscal has launched a new business division, Lonsec Investment Solutions, which will be led by Lukasz de Pourbaix in the chief investment officer role. The new division will be responsible for building model portfolios for advisers. It has been ...

Neuberger Berman appoints global insurance head

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
Neuberger Berman has appointed a new global head of insurance solutions. Matthew Malloy joins the firm from J.P. Morgan Asset Management, where he was global head of institutional solutions and advisory. He was also head of the same company's global ...

Australian Unity strengthens Diversified Property Fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
The Australian Unity Diversified Property Fund has purchased an industrial property in Melbourne's south east for $15.1 million. The property, 19 Corporate Avenue, Rowville, is a 20,950 square-metre site which incorporates a modern, 12,300 square-metre ...

Super trustees get a handle on retirement income

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
Superannuation fund trustees have been provided a helping hand in the constant battle to manage members' retirement income. Global professional services company Towers Watson has launched a Retirement Strategy Appraisal (RSA) framework that aims to ...

Elliott new CEO at ANZ

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
ANZ will ring in the New Year with Shayne Elliott as its chief executive after the bank announced Mike Smith is stepping down in December. Elliott has been ANZ's chief financial officer for more than three years and is considered to be the right person ...