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SMSF investors not all in property

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
A new industry survey has found about 84% of investors hold their properties outside a self-managed superannuation fund, and more than 70% remain bullish about residential real estate. The Property Investor Sentiment Survey, prepared by the Property ...

Keep super ship steady in rocky markets: CIO

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
Kinetic Super chief investment officer Paul Kessell is encouraging superannuation investors not to act rashly in the wake of jittery share markets. Following a loss of more than 2% during Monday's trading on the ASX, investors may question whether share ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
Australia business confidence The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) 25bps cut in the official cash rate to 1.50% in August helped lift the NAB business confidence indext from a reading of plus 4 in July to plus 6 last month - consistent with its long-term ...

ASIC accepts EU from Perth advice firm

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking from a Perth financial advice firm. The regulator expressed concerns about compliance management at Neo Financial Solutions and has requested the group engage with an independent expert to assess these issues. ...

Rice Warner strengthens team

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
Financial services business adviser Rice Warner has appointed a new senior consultant to its team. Joining the industry consultant is Andrea McDonnell. She has more than 30 years' of consulting experience in the insurance, superannuation and employee ...

Westpac refunds $9.2 million in unfair fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
About $9.2 million has been refunded by Westpac after more than 160,000 customers were wrongfully charged inapplicable account fees. The refunds are a result of the bank failing to waive fees on Westpac and St. George branded savings and transaction ...

Rethinking risk through goals-based investing

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
With the retirement income debate reaching an industry fever pitch, Alex Burke investigates a new approach to portfolio construction that aims to manage both sequence and longevity risk simultaneously. If you ask industry consultant John Wiseman, the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
Australia lending finance Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed a sharp 9.0% increase in the total value commercial finance commitments in July, more than reversing the 8.2% drop in the previous month. The increase was driven by ...

$1.6 million cap will not derail retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
Analysis from actuarial consultants Milliman shows there are good signs the proposed $1.6 million superannuation tax-free threshold in retirement will deliver a comfortable lifestyle within average life expectancy. The analysis suggests there is a 94% ...

Pitcher Partners enters into joint venture

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
Pitcher Partners has entered into a joint venture partnership with a risk specialist. The partnership with MBS Insurance, announced as Pitcher Partners Sydney Insurance Services, will provide specialist protection solutions to meet the bespoke insurance ...