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Energy Super ramps aged care advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... they've never encountered before and have been unsure where to turn for help," Petrou said. "Initially we thought the interest would be predominantly from members aged over 60 years looking to plan their future, but we've had an equal amount of interest ...

RBNZ cuts rates, biased towards further easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... cash rate by 25 basis points to 2.25% contrary to consensus expectations that the New Zealand central bank will keep interest rates unchanged after this morning's board meeting. In its monetary policy statement, the RBNZ explained its decision as prompted ...

Fraser Review compounds board independence impasse

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
If no government is brave enough to mandate one-third independent directors on superannuation boards then funds should at least be accountable to members for their hires via an industry-wide governance code. This view is a key theme from responses to ...

Clients asking planners for margin loans

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... 2014, the drivers of increased future usage of margin lending has changed significantly. Most notably, 53% cite best interest of clients, up from 30% in 2014. "There has been a sharp increase in the proportion of planners saying client best interest ...

Hyperion named Fund Manager of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... the other categories, Vanguard Investments Australia took home the Multi-Sector award, PIMCO won the Australian Fixed Interest category and Independent Franchise Partners took the gong for International Equities. Cromwell Phoenix Property Securities ...

ANZ ready to fight ASIC over BBSW

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... legal case against the bank in the Federal Court in Melbourne for market manipulation of the bank bill swap rate, a key interest rate used to determine the cost of inter-bank lending, in the period March 2010 to May 2012. A statement released by ANZ ...

SEC to run ad campaign promoting online consumer adviser checks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
The US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) is stepping up its campaign to encourage retail investors to check the credentials of financial advisers. Later this year the SEC will be launching an updated version of its consumer campaign to remind ...

Investment analysts overpaid and mostly redundant: Moore

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... that is the biggest underweight they can take." Moore said the fact that governments are able to sell bonds at negative interest to large institutions showed that professional investors had lost sight of fundamentals. "Most investment is not done on ...

Mercer issues super fund imperatives

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
A superannuation industry consultant believes that in 2016, fund investment strategies will need to have a stronger focus on individual members with tailored asset allocations based on demographics. As part of a wide-ranging paper that addresses Mercer's ...

Another standout economic performance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... was totally uncalled for particularly for those "experts" still calling for the Australian Reserve Bank (RBA) to cut interest rates again - with some expecting another 25bps shaved off the official cash rate (currently at 2.0%) as early as May. Australia's ...