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Expansions maintained despite dashed expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... remained encouragingly resilient." The latest survey also indicated that the Fed might be correct about the "transitory" nature of the recent easing in inflation after all. "Average prices charged for goods and services meanwhile showed one of the largest ...

Funds management not up to scratch: ASIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... looks like' for the funds management sector. These include: Ensuring professional indemnity coverage is adequate for the nature, size and complexity of the responsible entity's business; Reviewing and, where necessary, strengthening their conflicts management ...

Weaker returns for SMSFs: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
... account (see Graph 1). Over a five-year period, the default index outperformed by 1.6%. Despite the conservative investment nature of SMFSs, if well managed they are just as efficient at delivering investment outcome compared to regular super funds ...

MetLife raises bar on group insurance awareness

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... website and access insurance details, Stewart said. When superannuation became mandated and was considered to be long-term in nature, a lot of Australians didn't engage with it in the first place and because members weren't engaged with their super ...

Financial services enters next cloud computing evolution

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... regulatory requirements and pledge to work in collaboration with our supervisors to achieve this," he said. "Due to the critical nature of the services provided by DTCC, we will execute our cloud strategy in collaboration with key stakeholders, including ...

First home buyers: Devil is in the detail for super funds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... investing first-home savings in a period of negative returns, and how funds will best educate their members. "Given the nature of the savings, an educational campaign will need to be run so that members are aware of the risk inherent in investing this ...

Victorian DB liabilities hit $44bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... meaning a full year of taxation revenue wouldn't cover the state's superannuation liabilities notwithstanding the notional nature of these liabilities. Nevertheless the scale of Victoria's superannuation liabilities vindicates the state's transition ...

Poor compliance sees AFSL suspended

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... service under its licence; and notify ASIC of significant breaches within 10 days. In its statement ASIC did not disclose the nature of services provided by Australia Wealth Capital Group though a search of the regulator's AFSL Register shows the company ...

BetaShares launches small-cap fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... the top 100 ASX-listed companies, but within 350 of the largest companies by market capitalisation. "Due to the top-heavy nature of the Australian equity market, investors often seek exposure to small-cap stocks for their return potential and diversification," ...

Orbis launches fund for retail investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... Allan Gray's existing adviser relationships." Orbis Australia's managing director Jenny Josling recommended that due to the nature of the fund, advisers should invest with a minimum five year horizon. The fund has received a 'Recommended' rating from ...