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Healthcare property a buy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... Smith said healthcare property should be considered a strong asset class for all investors - from mums and dads to super funds. "Healthcare property provides exposure to favourable demographic drivers including a growing population and an increasing ...

Super fund divests companies with all-male boards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... There's plenty of research that shows that companies with diverse boards perform better." She explained that since super funds have a responsibility to make the best investment decisions to provide for their members in retirement, divesting from ...

SMSF wind-ups spike: ATO

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... balances may be getting low or they have lost interest in running a SMSF. It is good to see they are electing to wind-up their funds if they're not suitable any longer or if there's no family support to continue," he said. He also noted the decrease ...

Communication fails to keep member interests at heart

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... receiving communication from trustees attempting to explain the new Protecting Your Superannuation Package laws. Some super funds however, are outshining others. APRA wrote to trustees today reminding them of the changes that will commence on 1 July ...

Former AMP adviser pleads guilty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
A former AMP adviser has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $200,000 in client funds. Trevor William Martin of Kiama, New South Wales has pleaded guilty to three counts of dishonestly obtaining client funds in the District Court of NSW. An investigation ...

Boutique appoints portfolio manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
A Sydney funds management boutique has appointed a portfolio manager from Investors Mutual, as it sees increased demand from advice practices for equities income solutions. Tomas Vasquez is joining Vertium Asset Management as a portfolio manager and ...

ASFA chief joins Irish software provider

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
The chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has joined a Dublin-based provider of software to the life insurance sector. FINEOS announced Martin Fahy will join its board as non-executive director. Currently chief executive ...

Should super funds segregate pension assets?

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
With 2.8 million super accounts slated to enter pension phase over the next decade, is it time superannuation funds follow QSuper's lead and start segregating their pension assets? That's a question a new research paper by Parametric managing ...

SMSF gender gap reduces over time

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... established on Class within the five years from 2014. According to the report more than 72% of SMSFs are established as two-member funds from the beginning. Class said that fact made it important for people to consider overall fund balances - and not ...

Social infra to become core investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... changing community needs and an ageing population will spur investment in social infrastructure. Speaking at the Property Funds Association conference, Arena REIT managing director Rob de Vos said: "An ageing population and proportionately fewer tax ...