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UBS small cap SIV fund gets Zenith tick

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
The UBS Australian Small Companies SIV Fund has been given a 'recommended' rating by Zenith Investment Partners. The fund was launched into the Australian marketplace in September 2015 and is designed to meet the SIV emerging companies criteria. It ...

La Trobe Financial Standard Philanthropy Awards judging panel announced

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
The judging panel for the inaugural La Trobe Financial Standard Philanthropy Awards has been confirmed. The awards will acknowledge the benefactors who have made substantial philanthropic donations to fund transformative outcomes in the community. It ...

TAL Direct business penalised for advertising

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
TAL Direct's InsuranceLine business has been fined by ASIC for false or misleading advertising. Specifically, the advertising suggested that the Income Protection Plus product provided "illness and injury cover up to 85% of income to $10,000 a month" ...

ASX jumps "despite" naughty news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
Ho ho ho! Santa's in town. That's the feeling one gets when one looks at the Australian equity markets' performance on the first trading day of that merriest month of the year. The S&P/ASX 200 index started the day strong and finished stronger - up ...

The world of ASFA according to Twitter

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
A rocket scientist, an Oscar winner and a literary figure walked into a bar. No, wait, a superannuation conference. It was the superannuation conference that launched a thousand tweets. 1,493 to be exact over a three-day period. This may sound miniscule ...

Retirees should draw on home equity: Productivity Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
Australia's older home owners could achieve a modest retirement living standard by drawing on their home equity according to a Productivity Commission report released today. The report, Housing Decisions of Older Australians, suggests most older Australians' ...

Tasplan and Quadrant merger official

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
Tasmanian superannuation funds Tasplan and Quadrant officially merge today in a move that will strengthen Tasplan's position to eventually merge with the RBF Tasmanian Accumulation Scheme. Tasplan chief executive Wayne Davy said in light of the merger ...

Life insurance claims revamped at industry fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
An industry superannuation fund and its insurer have launched an online life insurance claim tool that enables quicker payments and helps identify return to work and rehabilitation services for members. Sunsuper and AIA Australia announced their new ...

And then there's gonna be five

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
It didn't happen overnight, but it will happen. It may be a bit of an anti-climax but it's now official... the Chinese yuan will formally join the US dollar, the euro, the Japanese yen and the British pound in the International Monetary Fund's basket ...

SMSFs hurt more than APRA funds in downturn

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
The SMSF segment of the superannuation system suffered more in the recent market correction, the latest APRA figures for the September quarter show. Total super assets dropped in the September quarter by 1.6% from $2.03 trillion to $1.99 trillion. For ...