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ACSI and TIAA-CREF drive poll voting

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... In addition, ACSI said less than 10% of ASX100 companies still use the "show of hands" voting method and the vast majority of companies "are clearly recognising the importance of giving shareholders a voice proportionate to their ownership." Both ACSI ...

Jobs at risk from second machine age

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... positions will be consolidated or reduced over a period of about a decade. "Automation will probably change the vast majority of occupations, and up to 45% of all work activities in the United States, where MGI performed its analysis, can be automated ...

Risks are overstated: AUI

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... Williams said. "Natural resource names remain a 'no go' zone in our opinion; while they are unambiguously cheap, the majority of commodities remain in an oversupplied position and investors should expect commodities to track sideways for at least two ...

Industry bodies attack SG freeze speculation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said the move would not only reduce retirement incomes of the majority of older Australians, but also lead to increased government expenditure on the Age Pension in the near future. Currently, the ...

CBA says most customers received appropriate advice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
The fourth update on CBA's Open Advice Review has been released, which the bank said is evidence that the "majority of customers" assessed so far received appropriate advice. The report, prepared by Promontory Financial Group, is based on the nearly ...

Morningstar says retirees need balance

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... [balanced option]," the Morningstar paper said. It said a 50/50 portfolio of local equities and bonds captures the majority of benefits of adding equities and provides the highest withdrawal rate at a 90% probability of success between 20 and 40 years ...

Hedge funds up 2.4% in 2015

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
... on a headline and risk-adjusted basis. "While 2015 will not be remembered as a vintage year for the industry, the majority of hedge funds still produced positive returns amid challenging market conditions, beating stocks and bonds on both an absolute ...

Risk sales plunge in 2015

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
... was offset by MetLife, TAl, AIA and AMP, which reported sales drops between 22.7% and 71%. The report noted that the majority of the sales drag was "concentrated in the group risk market," even if the group market saw the highest growth in premium inflows ...

SMSF borrowing triples in four years

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... analysis of SMSF annual return data shows LRBA real property assets, both residential and non-residential, make up the majority of the total value of assets acquired under these arrangements. She added the use of property indices returns is the most ...

ETF businesses bullish on growth prospects

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... (compared to 20% of promoters) view passive equity funds as a more important growth area, as these are responsible for the majority of ETF assets and net inflows. Eighty-nine per cent of survey respondents believe more ETF promoters will enter the market ...