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HUB24 launches portfolio management tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
HUB24 will roll out a new tool that will give portfolio managers the ability to respond quickly to changing market conditions. Progressive Portfolio Implementation (PPI) gives portfolio managers the flexibility to allocate new client money at different ...

Aussie equities manager transitions leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
The founder and managing director of an Australian investment manager with $5 billion of retail and institutional funds under management is set to transition away from the management of some portfolios. As planned for some time, Perennial Value Management's ...

Chief economist update: Another five minutes of sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
Australians all, let us rejoice! Our economy is in pole position. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) National Accounts report showed the economy expanded by 3.1% in the year to the March quarter, accelerating from the 2.4% in the previous ...

Industry fund adds directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
A $14 billion industry superannuation fund appointed two new member directors to its board, including a former State Super chief investment officer. Equipsuper's existing board of directors will be joined by Lisbeth Rasmussen and Penny Davy-Whyte from ...

SMSFs missing out on returns

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
The SMSF sector, which has traditionally shied from growth assets, underperformed default MySuper investment strategies by 1.2 percentage points in the 12 months to April 2018. The average SMSF returned 6.6% before fees and tax, while the average default ...

Super State of Origin: Who wins?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
Queensland's recent State of Origin rugby league dominance over New South Wales is mirrored in MySuper performance, Rainmaker's latest superannuation analysis shows. Over one, three and five years, more Queensland-based MySuper products have ...

Life insurer early intervention a win: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
New research strongly backs the economic and health benefits of allowing life insurers to provide intervention and rehabilitation treatment for thousands of Australians each year. The study, conducted by the Financial Services Council with the help ...

Daido Life buys stake in life insurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
Japanese life insurer Daido Life acquired a 14.9% stake in an Australian life insurer in an effort to expand offshore. Daido Life invested $13 million in the newly launched Integrity Group, the owner of Integrity Life. Worth $18 billion, Daido Life ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to an RBA cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) didn't disappoint when it kept the official cash rate unchanged at a record low 1.5% following its June 5 board meeting. Except for a few tweaks in the wordings here and there, RBA Governor Philip Lowe's statement ...

Vanguard Australia appoints new managing director

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
The $6 trillion asset manager's top job in Australia is seeing a change of guard, with current managing director Colin Kelton moving to a US-based role. Joining Vanguard Australia is Frank Kolimago, who has been with the company for more than two ...