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SMSFs warrant PC review inclusion

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
Among its complex and broad assessment of superannuation's competitiveness and efficiency the Productivity Commission says it intends to review data on the extent to which tax is a motivator for setting up an SMSF. The Commission accepts there are several ...

Competition not super's silver bullet: PC

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... super's efficiency and competitiveness the Commission has come up with a series of system-level objectives, corresponding assessment criteria and a suite of performance indicators. It admits "applying the indicators to draw conclusions about the superannuation ...

Magellan eyes 'exponential growth' from second machine age

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... "Whilst the uncertainty created by the Brexit vote is likely to impact Lloyds Banking Group in the short-term, our assessment remains that both Lloyds Banking Group and Tesco will deliver attractive investment returns over the medium term," Douglass ...

Police TPD claims in focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... of our claims management procedures, including surveillance. As a result, we now no longer use surveillance in the assessment of claims related to mental illness." MetLife said about 85% of current claims through the Police Blue Ribbon Insurance (PBRI) ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... very strong base," said Daniel Yu, a Moody's vice president and senior analyst. The stable outlook is based on Moody's assessment of five drivers: Operating Environment (deteriorating); Asset Quality and Capital (deteriorating); Funding and Liquidity ...

QIC assesses the tech spectrum

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... these themes may not worry investors or operators. However, their combined and compounded effects make them worthy of assessment. "Given the duration and lifecycles embedded in infrastructure assets, infrastructure investors and operators ignore them ...

Advice bodies at odds over professional standards

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... to adapt the standards on a case by case basis, arguing the body should have the ability to establish adult learning assessment methods, rather than just an exam, to ensure competency is met. AFA policy and professionalism general manager, Samantha Clarke ...

Last-minute accountant AFSL applications creating ASIC backlog

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... the final month before the deadline on July 1. Of the 1,146 applications received for limited AFSLs, 582 are pending assessment; 317 have been granted licenses, and 264 have been withdrawn or rejected due to being incomplete or "deficient." "While ASIC ...

CSC announces three new directors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
... is joining as deputy chair of the MilitarySuper reconsideration committee and deputy chair of the Defence Force case assessment panel. He is a member of the Royal Australian Air Force Active Reserve following a distinguished career over three decades ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... predictable, stable, and effective policy framework in the U.K. We have reassessed our view of the U.K.'s institutional assessment and now no longer consider it a strength in our assessment of the rating". Instead, Brexit could lead to "a deterioration ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI
The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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