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Super funds condemn Trump climate withdrawal

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), representing $1.5 trillion in funds under management, has condemned US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the country from the Paris Agreement on climate change. Trump justified the ...

New cash ETF for UBS

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
UBS's newly-launched cash ETF is filling a gap in a market delivering little to zero returns, according to its head of fixed income. The UBS IQ Cash ETF is not a substitute for term deposits; it aims to deliver superior returns above the 1.5% cash rate ...

Goals-based strategies valuable for retirees: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
Goals-based investing strategies have a greater chance of generating excess replacement income than annuities, an international study shows. Most retirement investment solutions are failing to meet the needs of future retirees, according to a study ...

Schroders managers join Bennelong UK business

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
Two veteran Schroders fund managers will join a boutique launched by the UK business of Bennelong Funds Management. Paul Marriage and John Warren will transfer over to Bennelong subsidiary BennBridge and its first UK boutique Tellworth Investments in ...

Stamp duty axing treated with caution

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
The NSW Government decision to abolish all stamp duty for first homebuyers on existing and new homes up to $650,000, and stamp duty discounts up to $800,000, is being met with caution from a financial adviser. Announced by Premier Gladys Berejiklian ...

Governance professional joins SMSFA board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
The SMSF Association is welcoming a non-executive director and governance professional to its board of directors. Robyn FitzRoy, who is currently a non-executive director of Gateway Credit Union, joins the SMSF Association board effective 1 June 2017. ...

Global asset management fees continue to fall

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
Funds management fees have fallen globally across several asset classes amid rising competition from cheaper products and greater scrutiny by investors looking to cut costs. The latest bfinance report examines the fees of more than 160 money managers ...

Distribution reshapes globalisation: Capital Group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
Multi-national companies that happen to span the world's emerging markets have entered Version 3.0 when it comes to high-quality distribution models, reshaping the term globalisation. This is the view of Capital Group investment director Andy Budden ...

Manager lists after $3bn merger

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
The vast majority of shareholders in an ASX-listed fund manager have approved a merger including $3.1 billion in funds under management, creating a new listed entity in the process. Following this decision, Hunter Hall will merge with Pengana Capital ...

Super funds must do more digitally

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
Digital advice is seen as a must by 80% of superannuation funds, yet less than 20% have engaged in or are looking to implement digital advice. A majority of super funds have only begun investing in online strategies in the last three years. New findings ...