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Managed funds jump $115 billion

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
Managed funds grew by $115.2 billion in the 12 months to end of March, according to the latest report from researcher Plan For Life. Retail managed funds ended the year up $45.3 billion (or 14.4%) to total $742.7 billion. Most of the leading companies ...

Australia bottom of the class for portfolio disclosure

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
Australia has come dead last in a study of portfolio disclosure standards across 29 countries. The Morningstar Global Fund Investor Experience Report assesses managed fund investor experiences in 25 countries (expanded to 29 for the published article) ...

Early release super approvals increasing

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
About 73% of Australians who applied for an early release of their superannuation were given approval in the first 10 months of the 2014-15 financial year, according to data from the Department of Human Services. As of April more than 16,000 early release ...

VicSuper and Challenger launch integrated super retirement product

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
VicSuper has answered the Financial System Inquiry's call for superannuation trustees to introduce measures that will potentially protect members' longevity risk and improve efficiency in retirement. In conjunction with investment management firm Challenger ...

BOJ in (tactical) retreat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
"It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright) sun-shiny day." -Everlife Equity markets from New York to Rio and old London town bounded sharply higher while you, I and Irene were still in the stage of REM sleep as optimism returned - more specifically ...

Australians retiring young despite rising life expectancy

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
Most Australians tend to retire younger than the current pension age (65), despite growing concerns over longevity risk during retirement. According to AMP.NATSEM's Income and Wealth report, Australians often enter retirement earlier than in Japan ...

Actuaries say super taxes need to be reviewed

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
Financial services representative groups are weighing in to a debate about the federal government's uncertain position regarding superannuation tax reform. Today the Actuaries Institute said there is growing clamour for clarity around superannuation ...

Better than the big boys

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
Ole! Ole! Ole! You can't miss it if you tried. Then again, perhaps you would if you instead read about the relapse of Australian Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey's "foot in mouth disease" and you don't want to read no more, no more, no more. But I digress. ...

China infrastructure push to boost Australia exports

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
The slowdown in Chinese growth and its transition towards a consumer-focused economy have hurt Australia's terms of trade, but a renewed focus on infrastructure could boost the demand for Australian goods. Recent reports by HSBC and BlackRock highlighted ...

FEATURE: Defending wealth

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
Australia's retirees and those approaching retirement must fight harder than ever to protect their wealth. As rates fall and global growth slows, some are turning to riskier investments to preserve and guarantee their income in this unpredictable environment. ...