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Top 10 superannuation stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
1. QSuper public offer move reshapes competitive landscape The decision to make Queensland government superannuation funds QSuper and LGIAsuper public offer could have far-reaching ramifications for Australia's superannuation sector. When QSuper especially ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... retail sales - increased by 1.5% in the week ended 17 December over the same week in the previous year. The latest growth figure is the second fastest year-on-year growth rate since the week ended 9 January this year and represented the The acceleration ...

Super tax receipts to reach $8bn: MYEFO

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
The biggest changes to superannuation in a decade will cost the Federal Government $130 million in revenue but improve its underlying cash balance by about $3 billion out to 2020. These figures formed part of the government's Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal ...

TIAA appoints Franklin Templeton co-president

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... Management in January as chief operating officer. Vijay Advani, who will also be appointed president, was an instrumental figure at Franklin Templeton for 21 years. He oversaw long-term strategy, investment management and global retail and institutional ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... the previous month. Part-time jobs declined by a mere 200 following the loss of 31,700 in October. The latest employment figure takes the annual growth rate down to 0.7% in the year to November, continuing the deceleration in jobs growth since it peaked ...

APAC multi-asset strategies receive tick

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
A global trading and wealth management technology provider is further endorsing the case for moving investment portfolios towards multi-asset strategies. In its latest research paper, Saxo Capital Markets shows significant performance improvements in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... Independent Businesses (NFIB) small business optimism index surged to 98.4 in November from 94.9 in October. The latest figure is the highest reading since December 2014's reading of 100.3 and higher than even the top range of expectations (94.9 - 97.0). ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
Australia trade balance It makes a nice sequel to the horror 0.5% contraction in Australia's third quarter GDP growth, a widening of the country's trade deficit, that is. Australia's trade deficit rose by 21.3% to A$1.54 billion in October from A$1.27 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... economy contracted by 0.5% instead - the first quarterly drop since the 0.2% fall registered in March 2011. The latest figure takes the year-on-year growth rate in real GDP growth down to 1.8% in the September quarter from 3.1% in the second but (using ...

CBA partners for agribusiness pilot

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has partnered with a specialist software company in the hopes of driving adviser innovation and better collaboration in agribusiness. The partnership with Figured will see 100 CBA agribusiness clients trial Figured's ...