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Early release of super, FHSSS gaining traction: ATO

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... commissioner for superannuation James O'Halloran said. An average of $14,500 was released per member. The majority of the funds or 71%, O'Halloran said, were used for medical treatment or transportation, which calculated to $74.6 million. O'Halloran ...

Argo Investments attacks Labor franking policy

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
The listed investment company, with about $5.5 billion in funds under management, condemned Labor's franking credit policy at its annual general meeting. Holding its AGM this morning, Argo Investments said Labor's policy to remove refundable franking ...

Chief economist update: China's slowing fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... expansion. Liu Shiyu, head of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, said his agency encouraged local government-backed funds to help ease pressures created by share-pledge risks. Guo Shuqing, chairman of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory ...

Diversified group enters custom platform space

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... platform to a Victorian dealer group. Fiducian Group was selected by the unnamed group - reported to have about $200 million in funds under advice - following an extensive review of established market players. "Indeed, it was our in-house advanced technological ...

Pension fund manager siphons $2m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... companies owned by Woodall. The money was then transferred into UK bank accounts. According to court documents, Woodall used the funds to purchase a house and a car, and support his lifestyle. "This was a serious breach of the council's trust from a ...

What 1% in fees could do to investments

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... the amount of their fee." Hodge is referring to InvestSMART research released last month that found eight in 10 managed funds in Australia failed to hit benchmark returns over a 10-year horizon. The average underperformance was 1.88% while the average ...

Qualitas seizes non-bank financing opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... Qualitas Real Estate Income Fund (ASX: QRI) yesterday, Schwartz hopes to give retail investors such as self-managed super funds direct exposure to commercial real estate finance and help fill the gap. QRI is being launched at a time when the demand for ...

BennBridge boutique launches small caps fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
A boutique under Bennelong Funds Management's UK business BennBridge has launched a new fund that will invest in UK small caps. Tellworth Investments LLP is starting the new fund LF Tellworth UK Smaller Companies Fund, which will hold 40-60 stocks. ...

SMSFs most affordable: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
Self-managed super funds continue to have the lowest fees across all superannuation vehicles, charging an average total expense ratio of 0.82%, latest Rainmaker Research shows. The 2018 Rainmaker Fee Study, which analysed more than 2500 fee options ...

BTFG expands tobacco divestment

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... sustainable investing to be important. BT said the ESG exclusions had been applied across the majority of its internally managed funds - including its $21 billion asset rich MySuper funds from October 1. The remaining funds will get the same treatment ...