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Advice clients need greater clarity on fees: survey

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... be clear about their own value in order to compete. A financial adviser's value statement and their services have to be crystal clear to their clients and their referral sources," said Mike Stevens, managing director at State Street Global Advisors Intermediary ...

MTAA Super bolsters investment team

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
... Just look at some of the weekend's events and that might impact things. We're not anticipating a huge turnaround but a crystal ball would be great."

KPMG targets super to fix deficit

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
Superannuation tax concessions should be reduced to fix Australia's ballooning structural deficit, according to global audit, tax and advisory services provider KPMG. The company has specifically recommended that the annual income threshold at which ...

Pre-retirees understand super's objective

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... retirement income, Jeremy Cooper, said the survey shows that for senior Australians the objective of superannuation is crystal clear. "It's about retirement income. It's critical for retirees to have a steady, dependable income from super to sustain ...

Inflation expectations says no

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... recessions? This is in contrast with indications from fed funds futures trading - where investors put their money where their crystal balls are - that showed the odds of a lift-off in October at 7% and December at 36% (yup, not even a coin flip). The ...

AFA Female Excellence semi-finalists named

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
... TAL have announced the semi-finalists for the 2015 AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award. Next Step Financial Group's Crystal Broadfoot, Perspective Financial Services' Esther Althaus, Carrington Financial Services SA's Heather Jensen, PetersMcKeown's ...

Legg Mason and RARE ink $200m deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
Treasury Group and Northern Lights has sold a majority interest in RARE infrastructure to asset manager Legg Mason for $200 million. The sale is expected to generate upfront cash proceeds of $112 million, and after tax proceeds will be used to repay ...

ACSI targets male-dominated boards

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors has written to the chairs of over 30 ASX 200 companies regarding the lack of female representation on their boards. The goal was to remind these companies - which either had just one female director ...

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 ...

Risk not the endgame

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... to expose investors to a market, it requires a powerful track record of outperformance supported by highy refined and crystal clear investment philosophy. Launching in December 2012 the fund outperformed the ASX by 11 percentage points net of fees by ...