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Retention key driver behind planner salary increases

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... employers who stated they will maintain current employee remuneration, 69% said that remuneration will be maintained in a bid to meet current and projected business targets. Only 28% stated they would consider increasing remuneration levels if business ...

Infrastructure pricing reshaping investment landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
JANA senior consultant Susan Orr recently told the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) that there is plenty of dry powder among investment managers looking to invest in infrastructure. Yet one of the pitfalls in this environment is the impact ...

BondAdviser launches new portfolio on HUB24

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... corporate bonds on ASX, which was previously limited to institutional and wholesale investors. The portfolio excludes hybrids in a bid to ensure it delivers regular income, capital stability and has low portfolio volatility. The BondAdviser Income Plus ...

ASIC releases 2016 enforcement report

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... challenges for law enforcement agencies globally. ASIC predicts that by 2020, it will receive 425 terabytes of data to review. In a bid to mitigate risk from new technology ASIC has committed to investing in infrastructure and training to support its ...

BT to pair superannuation and wellbeing

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... offerings. The program will focus on six key aspects of wellbeing - financial, health, family, community, workplace and values in a bid to change the way Australians feel about their superannuation. BT will provide the financial wellbeing input into ...

Extra features not always beneficial for super funds

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... asset allocation and around 25% offer a Member Direct Investment (MDI) choice, allowing members to trade shares directly. In a bid to stand out a number of funds are increasing the depth of those offerings. The research noted this is especially the case ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... treasuries Foreign governments are dumping US debt like never before, according to reports from CNN Money. They said that in a bid to raise cash for deployment in their local economies, foreign central banks and government institutions sold US$57.2 billion ...

Further fintech reform on cards

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
The federal government has signaled intentions for further fintech reforms, especially around crowd-funding, in a bid to rapidly expand a sector which is "transforming our financial system." Releasing the government's fintech statement yesterday, Treasurer ...

Colchester receives Lonsec and Zenith rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... will be responsible for introducing Colchester's Global Government Bond Fund to the Australian intermediary market place in a bid to capitalise on research ratings and platform interest. Commenting on the ratings and appointment of MacPherson, Singapore ...

First State Super renames investment options

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
First State Super has changed the name of three of its pre-mixed investment options in a bid to better describe and reflect each broad investment objective. The $52 billion fund has renamed its diversified, balanced, and capital guarded pre-mix investment ...