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MLC Wealth shuffles leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... more than 10 years as executive general manager of MLC Wealth's asset management division, overseeing its growth in funds under management from about $70 billion to over $200 billion. Current general manager of NAB Financial Planning and NAB Direct ...

Government to close super salary sacrifice loophole

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... not included in employees' assessable income. Such contributions are included in the assessable income of superannuation funds, generally taxed at a concessional rate of 15%. Salary sacrificed amounts count towards employer contributions that reduce ...

Shorting doesn't have to be risky: Solaris

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... monetising your negative views," Martin said. "You get to enjoy the fruits of the second half of your research effort. Long only funds, which we also run, only get to enjoy the fruits of your positive views." He pointed out that the high-risk shorting ...

Super working in favour of all members

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... effectively to support members of all ages, genders and income levels, new research from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia shows. ASFA's Outcomes: A snapshot of account balances in Australia found members are increasingly becoming ...

Trustee firm adds executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... seeking real control of capital rather than simply paying for institutional brand names managing extremely large pooled asset funds, with high fees and increasingly low levels of accountability, Fletcher added. MSC Group was established in 2012. With ...

Active, passive investing continues to confuse: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... investors across the globe understand the difference between active and passive investing, and only 68% were aware index funds provided market returns in either direction but offered no protection from market failures. The findings, from Natixis' Global ...

Member interests delay recommended

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... their members, the committee rebuked arguments hinged on the difficulties in renegotiating insurance contracts, noting super funds were well versed in the practice. "While mindful of this concern, the committee considers that renegotiating insurance ...

AMP Capital revamps ethical super funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
AMP Capital announced a series of updates to its ethical superannuation funds - including a new name, enhanced screens and an industry-first advisory committee. Previously known as the AMP Capital Responsible Investments Leaders funds, the funds will ...

Global manager hires from Magellan

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
... lead GQG's Australia and New Zealand business. GQG raised $457 million in Australia from not-for-profit superannuation funds in the year ending March for its international equities strategies, according to the latest Rainmaker Mandate Chaser report. ...

Keybridge shareholder threatens board spill

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
... meeting caught attention, when the court ruled it invalid because it did not give enough notice to all investors. Aurora Funds Management won court orders against Primary Securities which tried to topple it as the responsible entity for a listed fund ...