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SMSFs have cash top of mind

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
Self-managed superannuation fund investors are moving their assets into cash and term deposits at the highest rate in more than four years, according to new data from OneVue. The superannuation and investment management back office provider said cash ...

Budget delivers blow to aged care

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
Funding to aged-care providers will be cut by $1.2 billion over four years, in a move the government claims was the result of greater than expected growth in expenditure. The budget papers state that the efficiencies will be achieved through "changes ...

Ibbotson adopts Morningstar brand

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
Ibbotson Associates Australia has announced it will rebrand under its parent company. From July 1, Ibbotson will be renamed Morningstar Investment Management Australia, a move that Ibbotson managing director Chris Galloway said is a "further step in ...

Managed fund allocations jump

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
Self-managed super fund allocations to managed funds have jumped to record levels while fewer investors are holding shares directly, according to data OneVue has pulled from its SMSF platform. OneVue's survey for the December 2015 quarter found that ...

StatePlus adopts FPA professional practice program

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
The 138 advisers operating under retirement advice group StatePlus have adopted the Financial Planning Association's (FPA) Professional Practice program. A total of 17 StatePlus regional offices and its 138 planners have signed up to the program. This ...

SMSFs and infrastructure a good investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
The SMSF Association has renewed calls for the federal government to open up infrastructure investment to self-managed superannuation funds. At a time when both the government and opposition are focused on raising billions of dollars in capital to meet ...

FEATURE: Managed accounts - more than meets the eye

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
David Heather has been waiting for managed accounts to take off since 2001. The managedaccounts.com.au chief executive has watched interest grow across the investment spectrum, from large institutions to retail accumulators, but he's never seen any ...

Northern Trust wins UCA mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
Northern Trust has been appointed to provide global custody services for UCA Funds Management, one of Australia's largest ethical fund managers. UCA Funds Management chief executive, Michael Walsh, said the appointment also brings the company one step ...

FSC supports longer threshold for unclaimed life insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane has applauded the Treasury's decision to extend the unclaimed life insurance threshold back to seven years. Since 2012, bank accounts and life insurance policies could be inactive for three years ...

Australia's coming $32bn SIB sector

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
When Patrick McClure AO released his report into the review of Australia's $150 billion welfare system in February, one important aspect that seems to have escaped the gaze of commentators was its advocacy of social impact bonds (SIB). SIBs, also sometimes ...