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New faces to lead financial services policy reform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's Cabinet reshuffle brings new faces and a new structure to the government's top economy, finance and business ministries. Social Services Minister Scott Morrison was appointed Treasurer, while Finance Minister Mathias ...

Sunsuper foresees independent director shift

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
Sunsuper has appointed a former Queensland treasurer and a former Macquarie Bank executive director to its board, increasing the number of independent directors ahead of proposed federal government super board changes. Joining Sunsuper this month are ...

Room to move on super investment fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... funds under management over the past five years. On the flipside, Rainmaker says the average super fund total expense ratio (TER) has dropped 40%. And there is more room to move on superannuation fund investment fees. Frontier Advisors director of consulting ...

Not happy Jan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
"Not happy, Jan!" This was Wall Street's immediate verdict on the Fed's disclosure of its non-decision following the much-awaited and much speculated 16-17 September FOMC meeting. The S&P 500 index declined by 1.6%; the Dow by 1.7%; Nasdaq by 1.4% ...

Direct investment options are not SMSFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
The SMSF Association has renewed calls for Australians to seek professional financial advice whether it be managing or seeking to begin a self-managed superannuation fund. SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery said everybody should get advice ...

Speculation springs eternal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
"Suspense is worse than disappointment." -Robert Burns From today, we're getting more of it after Janet and her bunch of merry FOMC members decided to treat us - or prolong our agony, depending on which side of the fence one sits - to more of the same. ...

AMP restructures China Fund to reduce discount

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
In a bid to reduce the 20.4% discount on its China Growth Fund, AMP Capital has introduced key changes based on a review by Goldman Sachs. The changes include implementing a Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect trading platform to increase the fund's liquidity. ...

Government debt is not bad: Sicilia

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
The federal government should be borrowing "with its ears pinned back" to exploit low interest rates and stimulate growth rather than starving the economy of capital to establish nation building projects. Addressing an investment forum in Sydney yesterday ...

GBST managing director to retire

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
The managing director and chief executive of industry software provider GBST has announced he wishes to retire. Stephen Lake, who has been with the company since 2001, informed the board that he will remain in the role while a successor is found and ...

Retirees should expand asset classes

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
Sticking to limited asset classes post-retirement may not prioritise income returns and potentially leave retirees with the burden of running out of money. This was a key message from Legg Mason's 2015 Retirement Income Symposium where Martin Currie ...