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Mercer bolsters compliance offering

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... investment consultant announced yesterday it has purchased ExtraTextual with the purpose to increase simplicity for superannuation and managed investment scheme clients. Mercer's retirement and investments business leader Graeme Mather said: "What's ...

ASIC levies up 150pct

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... recovered to offset ASIC regulatory costs and is a "consequence of the government's decision to provide funding to the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal (SCT) to deal with legacy complaints and improve processes and infrastructure ($5.2 million) and ...

Impact investing on insto agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... affordable housing you probably end up in real estate and get real estate-like returns. "I know some Australian superannuation funds have made investments [in affordable housing]. There are UK managers that are tapping that market because public financing ...

Shorten attacks government's retro super changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten used his budget reply speech last night to label the government's superannuation changes as "retrospective" and reaffirm Labor's election policy on the $2 trillion industry. On Tuesday the government announced ...

netwealth to grow IFA base, eyes app-savvy investors

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... and make decisions from scratch," said Matt. Founded in 1999, netwealth is an unlisted public company that offers superannuation, investments and advice services to non-bank aligned financial advisers. To date, it has $8.74 billion in funds under man ...

QIC makes first agribusiness acquisition

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... shareholder, the Forster family will retain an approximate 20% interest in NAP. Funds advised by QIC, including Australian superannuation capital and the UK-based Pension Protection Fund (PPF), will hold approximately 80%, having acquired the remainder ...

SILC Group appoints new exec director

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... director of alternative investment consulting in Australia. He has nearly 30 years' experience in banking, finance and superannuation, having worked across both traditional and alternative asset classes. The SILC Group managing director, Koby Jones said ...

Agriculture ripe for institutional picking

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
... attractive, and it's got low to moderate variability," Beauchamp says. In 2015, BDO published a report looking at why superannuation funds were not investing in Australian agriculture. It found less than 0.3% of MySuper assets were allocated to agriculture ...

NAB posts $1.7bn net loss from Clydesdale IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
... improving Wealth returns for shareholders. "In addition, we know there is a strong upside for our investments and superannuation business from enhancing the customer experience and developing a closer relationship with our banking operations."

Cbus upgrades support for violence victims

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
Industry superannuation fund Cbus has updated its employee support programs with a belief that employers can and should play a role in helping victims of family violence. New employee measures at the $32 billion fund include emergency accommodation ...