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Australian Unity appoints national role

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... opportunities that deliver genuine value for clients." Prior to Australian Ethical, Kirk worked for Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund as head of business development and has also held business development roles at Colonial First ...

New ethical advice certification will drive consumer trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON AND DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... associated issues of trust, reputation and relevance are timeless. "For example, we've all been paying compulsory superannuation in this country for 21 years. Check your superannuation statements next time to see how much you've been charged for 'advice' ...

Housing affordability depresses confidence: Westpac

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... government has a responsibility to intervene to tackle housing affordability problems, while 43% said accessing their superannuation for a home deposit would help them to buy a home. Despite perceived support of from the wider public, and some industry ...

Contribution caps cause SMSF cash surge

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
Reduced contribution limits caused a significant upswing in self-managed superannuation fund cash allocations in the 2017 financial year, according to SuperConcepts research. As at June 30, the average SMSF comprised 19.8% cash (up from 18%), 12% fixed ...

Investors short on tax-effective structures: Centuria Life

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
Changes to superannuation and news Bill Shorten has discretionary family trusts in his sights is making investors worried about their investment future. Centuria Life general manager Neil Rogan says if family trusts are taxed at 30%, as per Bill Shorten's ...

ASIC links previously banned adviser to court proceedings

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... deceptive representations. WRM is licensed to advise retail clients about, and deal in, life risk insurance and superannuation products. WRM has also authorised advisers, generally employed by WRM's corporate authorised representative Yes FP, to provide ...

Hedging strategies protecting members' assets: NAB

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
Superannuation funds are strategically using foreign exchange management to combat rapidly changing regulatory and market conditions and to protect members' assets, research from NAB shows. The annual superannuation FX hedging survey found a majority ...

ASIC and CBA discussing potential advice problem

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... some CBA customers may have been given personal advice rather than general advice during the sale of the bank's superannuation product - Essential Super. The bank's statement was kept short, noting: "we continue to discuss this topic with ASIC". It is ...

IFM Investors continues global growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... now spanning 244 institutional investors across 14 nations. The firm is owned by 28 of the world's pension and superannuation funds; a model which chief executive Brett Himbury said was leveraged in order to drive long-term investment returns. "Our results ...

New Zealand super goes green

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... with high exposure to carbon emissions and reserves. As part of the major deviation, Guardians of the New Zealand Superannuation Fund announced the $14 billion global passive equity portfolio will employ a low-carbon methodology, exiting active investment ...