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Default options safeguard retirement savings: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... undertaken in the United States analysing Prescription Drug Insurance Plan choices made by consumers demonstrates the vast majority of consumers make 'confused' choices. They place too much importance on the upfront insurance premiums and fail to rationally ...

Instos lap up unlisted infrastructure: Preqin

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... source to fund managers. About one-third (34%) of fund managers said they expect institutional investors to finance a majority of their infrastructure debt, ahead of capital markets (25%) and infrastructure debt funds (23%) but banks (58%) still remain ...

Industry welcomes pensioners' dividend tax policy exemption: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... Party's move to protect aged pensioners from its proposed excess dividend imputation credit reform is welcomed by the majority of the industry, Financial Standard's latest spot poll shows. Prior to shadow treasurer Chris Bowen announcing pensioners would ...

Pengana recruits former AFL player

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... solid growth in funds under management as well as excellent investment performance." PCG was formed after the vast majority of Hunter Hall shareholders approved the merger in June last year. Then-Pengana chief executive Russel Pillemer became chief executive ...

Pengana drives WHSP finance portfolio up 43pct

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... solid growth in funds under management as well as excellent investment performance." PCG was formed after the vast majority of Hunter Hall shareholders approved the merger in June last year. Then-Pengana chief executive Russel Pillemer became chief executive ...

Industry fund adds chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... board's risk appetite has led to improved member outcomes through higher risk adjusted returns and lower fees across the majority of investment options," she said. "Ben has developed a strong team internally and provided investment thought leadership ...

Convicted SMSF auditor disqualified

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... fraudulently claimed $549,719 under the Research and Development (R&D) Tax Incentive. Samarakoon also transferred majority of the funds to his personal account, pocketing $380,000, the ATO said then. He is the second SMSF auditor to be disqualified this ...

Climate change a real risk for investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
Climate change is a growing concern for the majority of investors polled in Financial Standard's latest survey. Despite investors' worry, Australia's top companies are failing to improve climate risk disclosures. Seventy-one per cent of respondents ...

Housing affordability fuelling negative gearing backlash

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
The majority of non-property investors support the modification of negative gearing policy as fears over housing affordability grow. New research from the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) shows 55% of non-property investors would ...

Major super funds urge asset manager code adoption

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
... reported. Despite being renowned for its difficulty, the number of Level I registrations grew 14% year-on-year, the majority of which were from Mainland China (19,598), the US (12,126) and India (6,889). Some 3357 Australians took part in the six-hour-long ...