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MySuper put spotlight on member outcomes: CIFR

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
MySuper has put greater emphasis on the retirement outcomes, focused product providers on the needs of disengaged members and promoted widespread innovation, according to a new report by the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR). Researchers ...

Philanthropic fund establishments return to pre-GFC levels

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2015
... popular cause for distributions with a 28% share in 2012 and an estimated total of $500m since PAFs began. Health and research enjoyed good gains in 2012, while culture slipped - although it still sees support from PAFs well above the proportion seen ...

FS Advice: Medcraft's appalling speech

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... entire industry sector. In this edition of FS Advice, we also present two white papers about insurance and advice and a research paper about consumer attitudes towards financial advice. Read them here

MLC partners with SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... and membership will gain access to special NAB Wealth and SPAA training events. MLC and SPAA will also work together on research and trustee initiatives to benefit the SMSF industry. MLC head of technical and development Keiran McIlwain said: "This commitment ...

Season's Greetings from Financial Standard

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
December is a time for celebration. It's almost as if there is too much going on - the holidays, summer and New Year's all come at once in a heady maelstrom of activity. Rather than wind down, everything has a sense of speeding up. The same can be said ...

BTFG restructures investment business

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... distribution and will manage intermediate sale teams, develop direct and institutional sales teams and manage relationships with research houses. McGlinn is moving from her current role as head of corporate super distribution, BT Financial Group. "This ...

MTAA Super awards $200m global credit mandate

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... global credit mandate. The AllianceBernstein Global Credit strategy is an actively managed global bond strategy with a research-driven investment approach. The service invests primarily in investment-grade credits and takes opportunistic positions in ...

Lonsec gains 2,800 users through iRate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
Lonsec Research will provide research to 2,800 financial planners following the acquisition of the iRate technology platform from the liquidator of the van Eyk group of companies. iRate's 2,800 users include financial planners from large licensees and ...

Inquiry asks for greater simple bond red tape reduction

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... agree that the new disclosure regime should not be available to smaller corporates on the listed equity market as market research is not as readily available for those businesses as it is for large ones. Larger corporates are also more likely to be repeat ...

Australia's insatiable online appetite

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... wealth managers and those battling to stay competitive. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) released research that was tabled in federal parliament last week that showed how insatiable this appetite is. "Consumers are doing more ...