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To opt in or out of life insurance: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... parliamentary inquiry found group insurers were not doing enough to prevent the growing problem of employees owning multiple super funds and life insurance policies. The new Financial Standard weekly readership survey asks: Are ETFs distorting share ...

AMP Capital invests in US telecoms giant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... that AMP Capital attracted a number of new clients for the fund throughout North America, including large Canadian pension funds. "Infrastructure debt meets their investment objectives because it offers an attractive yield with capital stability. We ...

Asset manager seeks to demystify hybrids

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... SMA, but with the added liquidity and diversification benefits of allocating portions of the portfolio to exchange-traded funds (ETFs). "We can use ETFs to diversify the portfolio and improve the risk-return profile. It helps you reduce the risk without ...

Head of distribution exits listed platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... results which saw the company return its first full-year profit, which totalled $3.9 million. HUB24 now holds $5.5 billion in funds under management.

Emerging infrastructure funds struggling: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
Emerging unlisted infrastructure fund managers are struggling to raise funds, and as many as 15 funds globally reached a final close in the year to August, according to alternative assets researcher Preqin. The number of active emerging funds dropped ...

IOOF subsidiary partners with venerable global non-profit

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... charitable programs, projects or organisations that resonate with them," Berman said. AET currently has about $32 billion in funds under supervision and provides estate and trustee services for private clients, superannuation funds and corporate trus ...

LUCRF Super appoints new asset consultant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... best overall fit for LUCRF Super, taking into account its expertise in asset allocation, track record advising industry funds, capability of specialist consultants, cultural alignment and the strength of the team put forward to service the fund," Rice ...

FSC takes aim at complacency in super

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... with $1.6 million, in the same investment option for the next 25 years." The same principle, he added, applies to super funds that place the majority (80%) of disengaged super members straight into a balanced option from age 16 onwards. He even suggested ...

Trusted advice solves investor confusion: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... financial professionals need to help individuals understand the benefits of diversification, the pros and cons of index funds and how to use alternatives to minimise risk and achieve performance over the long term." Who investors trust when making investment ...

SPIVA again scores active versus passive debate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... scorekeeper of the ongoing active versus passive debate" since 2002, S&P said this year's scorecard tracked 731 Australian equity funds (across the large, mid and small cap and A-REIT sectors), 363 international equity funds and 83 Australian bond funds. ...