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Super fund goes nuts for returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
First State Super has hinted at further investment in Australia's agriculture industry after purchasing a major stake in almond orchards, the country's highest grossing horticultural export. Yesterday Select Harvests Limited (SHV) announced to the Australian ...

Should the Fed re-launch QE?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
Ask not when the Fed would start raising interest rates but whether the Fed should re-launch QE. Let's take a trip back to 29 July, Virginia - the day the Fed released its policy statement at the conclusion of its 28-29 July FOMC meeting - it was sliced ...

ASX records $400m profit

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) recorded more than $176 million in revenue from listings and issuer services over the last financial year as it continued to expand its " investment supermarket ". Announcing a full-year after tax profit of $398 ...

AMP half-year profit up 33%

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
AMP has released its half-year results for 2015, revealing a net profit of $507 million, up 33% on the previous corresponding period. Wealth management - including advice, platform administration, unit linked superannuation, retirement income and investment ...

IRESS sees profit in wealth management

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
Financial planning software provider IRESS has recorded a 10% profit increase in its Australia and New Zealand wealth management division over the past six months. The half-year result reflects continued demand in the wealth management segment with ...

Super governance changes questioned

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
The federal government's focus on accountability around conflicting interests in superannuation boards has been described as "curious" by lawyers reviewing proposed super governance legislation. A paper prepared by Hall and Wilcox Lawyers for the Australian ...

H&R Block launches SMSF set-up service

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
H&R Block, Australia's largest firm of tax accountants, has established a service for self-directed investors to set-up and manage their own funds. H&R Block SMSF Solutions helps ordinary Australians through the whole SMSF process from set-up to tax ...

HESTA divests from Transfield

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
Industry superannuation fund HESTA has divested its 3.5% stake in Transfield Services, the operator of Australian detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island. Major factors behind HESTA's divestment were the views of several independent non-government ...

Super funds hunting further afield for overseas assets

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
Popular European holiday destinations Istanbul, Madrid and Munich could become the permanent home to some of Australia's leading super funds' capital. Commercial property specialist TH Real Estate has identified the cities as some of the most attractive ...

Global bond fund gets first Aussie investor

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
Alpha Fund Managers has become the first Australian investor in a global asset manager's absolute return bond fund. Standard Life Investments' Absolute Return Global Bond Strategies Trust aims to return cash plus 3% per annum over rolling three-year ...