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AMP hit with another proposed class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
Maurice Blackburn has jumped on the bandwagon, seeking interest to launch a third class action against AMP. Announcing its action today, the law firm is attempting to attract as many AMP shareholders as possible by way of a "market disrupting" commission ...

Budget measures to drive up super costs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
The removal of exit fees and caps on passive fees charged by superannuation funds announced in this year's Budget may have unintended consequences. As per Treasurer Scott Morrison's speech, the Government will introduce a 3% annual cap on passive fees ...

Contango LIC slashes cash allocation after acquisition

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... also expects the level of franking on these dividends to increase. The LIC's investment strategy will not change, with the extra cash going to similar investments. The fund's top 10 holdings include ASX (4.7%), Bank of Queensland (BOQ), Bendigo and Adelaide ...

Retirement income rules boost annuities: Challenger

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... income products. This has established a new benchmark for post-retirement for Australians, giving them more options and extra value and protection for their future."

Budget means Aussies can get more from retirement

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... redundancy or illness," Coyne said. Coyne added StatePlus wished for Australians planning their retirement to consider using the extra income from tax cuts implemented in the Budget to boost retirement savings. "As specialists in retirement planning ...

Royal Commission sees increased ASIC, APRA funding

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... today, Financial Planning Association head of policy and government relations Ben Marshan said the FPA has "supportive of the extra funding ASIC received last year. ASIC is moving to a self-funding model from this year we are supportive of it, especially ...

Government to ban default life insurance in super

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... erosion by fees and insurance premiums." Under the new regime, insurance will move from a default framework to an opt-in extra for those with balances less than $6000; accounts that haven't received a contribution in 13 months; and as above, members ...

What the associations want from Budget 2018

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... incentivising them to defer the Age Pension. The association made its submission in December, 2017. "We've been supportive of the extra funding ASIC received last year. ASIC is moving to a self-funding model from this year we are supportive of it, especially ...

Thought leadership: Building portfolios for market crises

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
Financial Standard's latest roundtable event turned attention to how fund managers, financial advisers, researchers and analysts build investment portfolios for market crises. SQM Research head of research Robert da Silva says behavioural insights over ...

Water risk infiltrates agriculture portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
Water risk is becoming a threat to Australia's $56 billion agriculture industry, forcing producers to modify practices and compelling investors to find new means to de-risk portfolios. Institutional investors' growing interest in agribusiness is a boon ...