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Labor blindsides super legislation

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
The Federal Government's position on superannuation will be reaffirmed today as three pieces of legislation are introduced to parliament, all despite Labor's attempts to blindside the occasion. The legislation stems from this year's Budget announcements ...

Advisers to foot $24m bill

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
The financial advice industry will pay more than $20 million in levies to ASIC under the proposed industry model to fund the regulator. The figure was released in ASIC's consultation paper on the proposed industry funding model. ASIC forecasts its effort ...

Aussie government bond flaunts confidence

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
Oversubscription to the Australian government's 30-year bond demonstrates both foreign and domestic confidence in the country. Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison said the bond raised $7.6 billion from investors and the historic issue attracted bids totalling ...

Yale returns 3.4 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
Yale Endowment Fund earned 3.4% in 2015-16, fuelled by its 54% weighting to alternatives, reports its investment office. YEF's return contrasts with the 2.9% achieved by the MySuper SelectingSuper benchmark for the same period and 4.8% achieved by the ...

No new monetary policy moves on horizon: AB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
Don't anticipate any further significant easing of monetary policy or any aggressive policy tightening any time soon, AllianceBernstein (AB) has said at a media briefing in Sydney. With its impact having been both minor and unpopular to date, any more ...

Current super objective "un-Australian"

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
ASFA believes it is "un-Australian" for politicians to settle on an inadequate objective for superannuation that restricts its purpose to merely substitute or supplement the age pension. The super fund representative body is urging people to take interest ...

Budgets with more super tinkering are possible

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
Westpac chief economist Bill Evans warns superannuation funds that further tinkering of the system at Budget time is not beyond the realms of possibilities. As federal politicians become further engrossed in "fixing the Budget" the chief economist reckons ...

Engage tech, engage clients: report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Asset managers need to prioritise their digital and social media presences as a means of improving client engagement. According to a report published by global research house Cerulli Associates, titled 'European Marketing and Sales Organisations 2016 ...

$500,000 non-concessional cap scratched

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
The Federal Government has reworked its 2016 Budget measures on superannuation to drop the $500,000 lifetime non-concessional cap and alter several other policies. Treasurer Scott Morrison announced the changes this morning and said the government will ...

Advisers and aged care homes should forge relationships: BUPA

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
Financial advice professionals can improve the already enormous role they can play in alleviating the emotional stress and administrative burden of helping people into managed aged care by forming relationships directly with care facilities in their ...