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Is content king for super funds?

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
Publishing is a daily mainstream activity for superannuation funds yet it requires a different set of rules and skills than pure fund management to engage the public sphere. Equipsuper strategic marketing and communications executive officer, Geoff ...

Animal spirits may be playing with fire

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... investment papers in the RBA's quarterly bulletin, several themes were addressed. In the paper Firms' Investment Decisions and Interest Rates, many firms reported that low interest rates do not directly encourage investment. "Detailed discussions with ...

Milliman seeing shift in bond portfolios

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... drawdowns in the stock market was an approach that served investors well leading up to the financial crisis. Low yields and interest rates mean bonds now offer less appeal as a risk diversification tool and financial advisers have had to rethink their ...

Insync with beer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... market is investing in property funds directly focused on pubs and clubs. Both Charter Hall and BlackRock have expressed interest in the space recently. But Insync doesn't own banks, resources, utilities or property trusts because Australia already has ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... Wednesday's Federal Reserve policy announcement and pledge from Chair Janet Yellen that the US central bank will raise interest rates from near-zero levels only gradually. "The key takeaway is that the Fed will move more slowly than they previously said," ...

APAC fastest growing region for millionaire investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... America as the new leader in HNW population," RBC Wealth Management group head George Lewis said. HNWs continue to have an interest in investing time to drive a positive social impact, with 92% viewing it as important to do so. HNWs turn mainly to wealth ...

Future Fund and AustralianSuper settle court case

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... said that during a meeting Silk "said words to the effect that the offer price of $875 million for the Perth Airport Interest was within Australian Super's own valuation range." AustralianSuper is Australia's largest superannuation fund with $90 billion ...

Mi problema su problema

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... and "broad uncertainties for Europe and the global economy. (Yahoo News). More to the point, or shall we call it vested interest: "In today's globally integrated financial markets, foreign shocks have the potential to disrupt financial stability in the ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... to 5,590.3 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have risen after the US Federal Reserve kept its near-zero benchmark interest rate unchanged and Chair Janet Yellen pledged a methodical approach to raising rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added ...

Treasury extends tax debate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... July 24. Hockey said that this was because of the "strong public response" to the whitepaper along with "stakeholder interest in the retirement incomes proponent" thereof. The Tax White Paper addresses the relationships and interdependencies between ...