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Over 30% SMSFs hold low balances: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
A total of 32% of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) surveyed in a recent study held less than the $200,000 soft benchmark recommended by ASIC. The latest Financial Services Council (FSC) and UBS SMSF report shows that 19% of the 601 funds surveyed hold ...

Default super should have base ESG standard: RIAA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) is calling for default superannuation investments to include a base level of environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. In its latest discussion paper RIAA has proposed MySuper products ...

US Fed cleared for lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
So here we are. After month after month after month of speculating the 'when' of lift-off, it's finally coming. As fate or coincidence would have it, 16 December marks the beginning and now the coming end of the US Federal Reserve's near zero interest ...

ING DIRECT inks deal with advice association

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
ING DIRECT has signed a referral deal with one of Australia's top financial planning associations that will benefit customers of its Living Super product. Professional practices which are certified by the Financial Planning Association (FPA) will provide ...

Global divesting institutions reach 500

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
Institutions fully or partially divesting from coal and fossil fuels have reached 500, as the argument for divestment gains momentum. The campaign Go Fossil Free, coordinated by non-governmental organisation 350.org has gathered support from 499 global ...

Government releases adviser education legislation

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
The Government has released exposure draft legislation for raising the professional standards for financial advisers. The draft legislation stipulates that new advisers will require a degree, a professional year of training and pass an exam. Current ...

No change to super tax subsidy measure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
Superannuation lobby groups have failed to convince a parliamentary inquiry that the Tax Expenditures Statement misrepresents the cost of superannuation subsidies. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue has just issued its ...

Did ECB under-deliver or markets over-expect?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
Financial markets have been eagerly awaiting (and rubbing their palms at the same time) this meeting - the 3 December ECB Governing Council meeting - ever since the ECB President promised at his 22 October press conference in Malta that, "The degree ...

Calls to mandate funds to offer social impact option

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
Mandating superannuation funds to offer their members the choice to invest in social impact projects would have a multi-billion dollar impact on the wider community. Australia just needs to take a lesson from the French, the Community Council for Australia ...

Fairy tales may come true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
We all know the saying, "it ain't over till the fat lady sings", well, last night... she did. Read her lips and hear her sonata: "Were the FOMC to delay the start of policy normalization for too long, we would likely end up having to tighten policy ...