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Limited super investment in VC holding Australia back: AVCAL

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... managers struggling to raise the capital necessary to invest in the next wave of Australian startups. While total superannuation assets exceed $2.2 trillion, only $120 million was committed to Australian venture capital (VC) last year. Additionally ...

Financial Standard to expand into Marketing and Communications educational content

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... Standard ''s four magazines: FS Advice - The Australian Journal of Financial Planning ; FS Super - The Journal of Superannuation Management ; FS Private Wealth - The Journal of Family Office Investment and FS Managed Accounts - The Journal for Managed ...

Industry giant joins ACSI

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
A giant of the super industry is the newest member of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors. TCorp, which manages more than $80 billion on behalf of a range of NSW public sector and related agencies, has joined the association, bringing ...

Life consumers influenced by premium pricing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... health and lifestyle questions, but will complete the underwriting process if a claim is made. Cover bought through superannuation funds is also more likely to have limited or no underwriting, Brown added.

Weaker returns for SMSFs: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
... 10% for the year - about four times the rate of inflation, indicating the importance of maintaining a well-run superannuation solution and to regularly monitor its performance. Over a 10-year period, the SG360 SMSF reference index returned 4.9% per annum ...

Females dominating non-concessional contributions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
Women are more likely to make non-concessional contributions into their superannuation than men, new insights show. A new report from Vanguard analysing data from Sunsuper's membership of over one million Australians shows that 60% of members making ...

Default super must protect member interests: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
A survey conducted by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) found a majority (91%) of Australian employees want profits to be reinvested back in their superannuation fund rather than distributed to other stakeholders. AIST chief ...

Northern Trust names Sydney head

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
... large, sophisticated and complex clients including investment managers, sovereign wealth funds and insurance and superannuation funds. Northern Trust is a full-service provider to the Australian and New Zealand market and delivers a range of solutions ...

Review life insurance ahead of super reforms: BT

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
With the end of financial year and 1 July superannuation reforms fast approaching, advisers shouldn't overlook the value of life insurance arrangements inside superannuation. Keeping in mind concessional and non-concessional contribution limits are ...

AMP improves life insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... One of the new features includes linking members' standard income protection plans in super to plans held outside superannuation. This enables having an agreed value income insurance while most of the premium can be paid from the member's super account. ...