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Super becoming the fifth estate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... absurdly trivial, representing just 4% of Transfield's market cap and 0.08% of HESTA's asset pool. But unfortunately that didn't stop the ridiculous wordage that poured forth from industry leaders who should know better. The normally sound Assistant ...

New SMSFs slowing as boomers retire

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
Net establishments of new self-managed super funds have steadily declined since mid-2014, according to ATO and APRA data. Specifically, net establishments have fallen by 24% to 22,822 in the 12 months to June 2015. While this can be partly attributed ...

Planners ready for Trowbridge

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
Around 80% of planners are prepared to make changes to their business models should the Trowbridge recommendations be implemented, according to Investment Trends research. The June 2015 Planner Risk Report suggests most (roughly 75%) financial advisers ...

The horse still refuses to drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
The tsunami that has swept the financial market world last week right through to Monday has left and gone... and once more, the sun shines and the sky's blue. This means that the Fed can go ahead and lift, right Virginia? More so after last night's ...

The man with the golden jawbone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
"I am a man who will fight for your honour I'll be the hero that you're dreaming of... Just like a knight in shining armour, from a long time ago Just in time I will save the day..." - Peter Cetera, "Glory Of Love Lyrics" For a little while there, I ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... white paper by BNY Mellon analyses a scenario where four of the world's biggest economies - the US, China, India and Japan - "stop floundering and start flourishing at roughly the same time." 'The G4: Undiminished expectations' study argues that average ...

Planners continue insurer switches

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
One in five financial planners is in the market for new insurers according to the latest data from wealth management researcher Investment Trends. The Investment Trends' 2015 Planner Risk Report also found that planners are likely to continue their ...

Mercer launches super data analytics tool

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... member retention and growth trajectory of a fund." According to Mercer, the new platform provides super funds with a "one-stop interactive view of member data" and enables "advanced segmentation of member bases, including: geo-demographic, behavioural ...

Regulation is not the only answer: Herbert Smith Freehills

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
... doesn't solve the problem if people can safely assume it's unlikely they will be caught." He warned that regulation won't stop financial advisers "fleecing clients if they want to," Donald added, while "those who are inclined to do the right thing will ...

Super decades away from maturity

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... most of those starting out in the workforce today -will not retire with the equivalent of $1 million in super. We need to stop focusing on the needs of a privileged few and start talking about how relatively small balances of super can still make a big ...