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Stop undermining franking credit refunds: Wilson

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson warned the proposed changes to franking credit refunds will not only damage the Australian economy but undermine the tax system. Wilson presented an economic case on why both sides of politics should safeguard ...

Global tech wars disrupt $600m market

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... Moven, says: "Every product in your wheelhouse will become an experience that you deliver in real-time and without a signature or physical presence." Besides real-time processing, banks, fund managers and superannuation funds also need to rethink how ...

Super ESG options can outperform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
The average ESG investment option offered by Australia's superannuation funds outperformed the average MySuper default product in the 12 months to 30 September. Rainmaker analysis shows 68 super funds currently offer a total of 639 ESG investment options ...

Infrastructure manager grows local team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... dated assets with a history of paying consistent dividends through the economic cycle. "Listed infrastructure, with its signature characteristics of low volatility and predictable earnings stream, is an asset class that ticks the defensive box."

AFA Foundation celebrates record year

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... thanked AFA members for their generous donations over the last 12 months. "We had our best fundraising year ever at AFA signature event - this is up from $231,000 last year. We are so grateful for your generosity, especially when I know there are so ...

ASIC appeal convicts former CBA planner

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
ASIC has successfully helped convict a former CBA financial planner on appeal. ASIC, together with the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP), appealed the sentence of former Commonwealth Financial Planning adviser Ricky David Gillespie. ...

GAM to liquidate bond funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
GAM Investments will liquidate its suite of absolute return bond funds following the suspension of its head of absolute return strategies. Last week GAM announced it had suspended investment director Tim Haywood for risk management and record keeping ...

AMP wealth arm leaked $873 million in first half

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
AMP's wealth management arm, which includes its superannuation and platform products, saw net outflows of $873 million in the first half of 2018. By comparison, it had recorded net inflows of more than $1 billion in first half of last year. AMP's North ...

Equity Trustees responds to GAM suspension

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
Equity Trustees halted applications into and redemptions from two GAM Investments funds following the suspension of the global manager's fixed income investment director. In a letter to unitholders, Equity Trustees - as responsible entity for the ...

Aussie fintech launches index-style crypto fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... of the security of crypto assets on behalf of investors, with the underlying cryptocurrency assets secured in multi-signature digital wallets which CoinJar said provide an additional layer of security. According to CoinJar, the fund is Australia's first ...