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Reflation narrative lacks substance: MFS

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... is better than it was 18 months ago, but this growth idea of breaking out of escape velocity is just not going to happen. Plus, some of the ideas Trump wants to bring to the table - he's just not been getting his policies through. We think it will be ...

Australia a nation changing fast: Census

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
... population. More older Australians also means more older women. Across the population 51% are female, and among Australians aged 65 plus the proportion of women jumps to 54%. Among Australians aged 85 plus the proportion of women rockets to 63%. The ...

Family offices partner for major US acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... investing at a time when home ownership rates in the United States are falling and rentals are rising due to affordability issues plus the prospect of 35 year financing a major drawcard."

Location, location, location: the key to retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... Milliman believes that superannuation fund's strategies should reflect this. "For example, the bulk of Tasplan's 165,000-plus members are based in (or originally from) Tasmania. The $7.6 billion fund should use a different retirement income target than ...

Insurer must refund $330k

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... conditions on Virginia Surety's Australian financial services licence. It must: Refund the life premium paid by affected customers plus interest; Engage an independent external compliance expert approved by ASIC, to review its compliance practices and ...

Central Banks fail to disappoint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
Central bank decisions, forward guidance or even a word change in policy statements move markets. Not that anyone has to be reminded about this truism of course. The world's four major central banks - the Fed, the ECB, the BOJ and the BOE - and the ...

Robo-advisers expected to meet fiduciary rule

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... consumers. In Australia ASIC has so far adopted a more relaxed position on digital advice, yet the SEC's hardening attitude plus the launch of several app-based superannuation products purporting to offer advisory support is likely to influence the future ...

Not too late to maximise super

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... If this is not addressed by December 31, the balance still needs to be reduced - "you have to reduce the amount in excess plus the notional earnings component of that amount; and there'll be a tax penalty on those notional earnings of 15%." It's not ...

Limited super investment in VC holding Australia back: AVCAL

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... being a record year for VC investment, Australia's VC sector remains less than half that of the OECD + average (OECD nations plus a handful of others countries including China, Taiwan and Singapore), at just 0.023% of Australia's GDP compared to the ...

Retail funds closing in on return gap

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... (14.2%), CFS FirstChoice Lifestage 1970-1974 (14.1%), SA State Lump Sum Scheme - Growth (13.5%) and Telstra Super Corporate Plus - MySuper Growth (13.3%). Top-performing personal (balanced) funds were IOOF Employer Super Personal - Profile 75 (14.1%) ...