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Doubting the benefit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... the Politburo's determination towards "economic and social stability". This is the overriding message delivered by Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang at the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) earlier this ...

Bennelong hires insto sales director

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... Matthew Briggs joins Bennelong from Citigroup, where he held multiple positions over 11 years - most recently a sales role at Prime Finance. At Bennelong he will report to head of distribution Andrew Aitken, who said: "It's pleasing to see the company ...

RG 97 to lift fees 50 bps

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... regulator is fully aware RG 97 will have these impacts but believes that fees in themselves should not in any case be the prime filter for choosing a super fund or investment. "The changes will improve transparency and lead to fairer competition. ASIC ...

Act like a professional to be a professional: Slattery

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... same goal in superannuation and we must continue to work together for the benefit of the consumers," Slattery affirmed. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull also welcomed delegates to the conference, appearing via video link to reinforce the importance of ...

ANZ appoints wealth CIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... government cyber security roles, having most recently delivered the new National Cyber Security Strategy to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and formerly served as chief information security officer for the Department of Defence. Connick ...

Whitehelm drives Prime Super outperformance

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
Whitehelm Capital's partnership with Prime Super played a key role in delivering strong outperformance in 2016, the latter said. Whitehelm, which advises on the $3 billion held in Prime Super across 120,000 member accounts, was instrumental in driving ...

No deal is better than bad deal on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... We do not seek to hold on to bits of membership as we leave." "No, the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union." UK Prime Minister Theresa May's speech before EU ambassadors in London last night ended months of speculation over whether Brexit would ...

In-house investment leading mandate charge

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... up from 281 for the same period in 2015. Entities awarding the most mandates in the last 12 months were AustralianSuper, Prime Super, HESTA, Hostplus and Sunsuper. These five super funds accounted for one-third of all mandates appointed in the period ...

The year that was and the year that will be

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... way over the course of the year. Expectations of Fed rate rises went from four to two to one. The UK lost David Cameron as prime minister after Brexit but not the economy's mojo. The US-elected Trump as president and his reflation pronouncements sent ...

Turnbull putting industry fund governance back on the table

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
Speaking at a Financial Services Council breakfast in Sydney, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he would use 2017 to address inconsistencies in super fund governance. He suggested that at present, super fund governance standards are not applied equally ...