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IPO activity to slow down

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... average first day share price gain of 5%, but only 47 listings ended their first day above their listing price - a rather poor result given that the issue price of these IPOs was typically discounted," Ohm said. As a result of disappointing share price ...

Industry Super Australia attacks Future Fund concept

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
The peak body for industry superannuation suggests defaulting workers' retirement savings into the Future Fund would be a costly mistake. According to Industry Super Australia, workers would be about $124,000 worse off if their superannuation was ...

New rules for UK retirement income products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... in three consumers who have gone into drawdown recently are unaware of where their money is being invested. This leads to poor consumer outcomes," he said. "Our proposals on investment pathways will help non-advised drawdown consumers select from four ...

FSC extends life code consultation deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
... called the Life Code Compliance Committee. "Every aspect of the life insurance industry is under the microscope following the poor behaviour brought to light during the Royal Commission," she said. "We owe it to consumers to do a better job." The first ...

IOOF, ANZ deal not in best interests of members: Morningstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... the research house has given IOOF a very high uncertainty rating. In regards to stewardship, Morningstar has labelled IOOF 'poor'.

Poor equities performance sees MySuper suffer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... 12-month average return seen at the end of October, analysis from Rainmaker shows. The low returns are largely attributed to poor performance in equity markets; Australian and international equities lost 2.3% and 0.7% in November respectively. However ...

Budget surplus unlikely as economy stalls: Fitch

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
Economic slowdown and waning tax revenue is set to delay the Federal Government's 2019/20 financial year surplus, according to market analysts at Fitch Solutions. In December 2018, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Finance Minister Mathias Cormann announced ...

Best-in-show splits industry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
The best-in-show default superannuation fund shortlist the Productivity Commission wants to launch before June 2021 has divided industry opinion. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said the Commission's ...

Engagement should be easier: Productivity Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... super system faced difficulties in achieving the best outcomes, noting evidence supports the notion that some members make poor decisions with regards to their superannuation, which ultimately is an implication for the system's competitiveness. In ...

The problem the Productivity Commission is trying to fix

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
Australia's superannuation sector in trying to digest the Productivity Commission's 700-page report with its 31 recommendations need to keep in mind the massive structural problems it is trying to fix. The fundamental problem that has perplexed ...