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BetaShares launches managed Aussie equities ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... significant losses in a market decline," said BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur. He added, "Particularly in a low interest rate environment, the potential performance and income benefits of investing in shares are attractive to investors. However ...

Super tax back on Turnbull's agenda

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
Taxing of superannuation contributions is back on the government's agenda, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and some industry stakeholders saying that "all measures are on the table." The issue of superannuation tax concessions came up yesterday ...

Australians undecided about higher super for women

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
It appears Australians are undecided whether women should be paid a higher rate of superannuation to address the current retirement savings gender gap. According to a Sunsuper commissioned survey of more than 1500 Australians, answers were split almost ...

Labor opposes super trustee governance bill

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
Labor senators Sam Dastyari and Chris Ketter have dissented from a report recommending the bill on superannuation trustee governance be passed in the Senate today. The dissenting senators believe the bill "blindly conflates and confuses trustee governance ...

Government releases final risk reforms package

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... look forward to the industry stepping up to the plate to ensure that one of the industry's most pervasive conflicts of interest is properly dealt with by requiring vertically integrated companies to list all APRA-regulated life insurers on their Approved ...

FEATURE: The circle of life

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... outset of saving [see Table 1]. Rajan said those kind of funds are also still in their infancy but are generating a lot of interest. Finally, he added target income funds run like a defined benefit fund in that there is a liability benchmark. "Again ...

Life insurers must address group risk schemes: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... for large sums insured. The regulator said the industry's response to ongoing market volatility and a persistent low interest rate environment, together with pressures on overall industry operating efficiency, have also been areas of focus for APRA during ...

Market Vectors QUAL ETF added to two platforms

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... to attract strong support from platforms, financial advisers and brokers. "QUAL has generated a great deal of investor interest, well ahead of our expectations. The growth reflects strong demand by Australian investors for investment opportunities in ...

Australia back on the radar for international capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
The price adjustments and economic rebalancing seen in Australia over the last 12 months could see investment markets defy growing pessimism and international money return, according to two eminent market commentators. Goldman Sachs Asset Management ...

ASIC sets up special robo-advice taskforce

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... service to consumers," allows for improved compliance and record keeping and has the potential to reduce conflicts of interest. However, Medcraft said: "We need to understand the risks and issues that underlie robo-advice. "We are discussing these issues ...