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Multi-asset funds rated high but risk disappointment

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
In light of growing popularity among advisers, research houses have reviewed multi-asset strategies and awarded them high ratings, but warned that they are most at risk of "return disappointment." Morningstar's latest Sector Wrap-Up for multi-asset ...

BetaShares launches managed Aussie equities ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
BetaShares has launched a managed risk Australian equities exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Managed Risk Australian Share Fund (ASX: "AUST") invests a passively-managed selection of Australian shares (broadly similar to the ASX 200) while employing an ...

Super funds predict Aussie dollar fall

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
Superannuation funds investing offshore will look to limit hedging strategies if their predictions ring true that the Aussie dollar will fall over the next two years. Sixty per cent of 40 Australian super funds surveyed by National Australia Bank (NAB) ...

Aberdeen Australian equities fund upgraded

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
The Aberdeen Ex-20 Australian Equities Fund has been upgraded to "Highly Recommended" by Lonsec following a recent review. The Aberdeen Ex-20 Australian Equities Fund was launched in August 2014. It is a concentrated portfolio of around 20-60 companies ...

Multi-sector investments reach $555 billion

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
Australians had more than $555 billion of managed fund assets invested in multi-sector investment trusts, superannuation funds, pensions and insurance bonds as at 31 July 2015, according to Morningstar. The researcher recently completed qualitative ...

MLC to vary premiums with fitness smartwatch

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
MLC will introduce a new initiative to track real-time customer fitness data and vary premiums accordingly. The MLC On Track program uses Intel's Basic Peak smartwatch to capture daily fitness and lifestyle data for customers, and rewards those who ...

Labor opposes super trustee governance bill

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
Labor senators Sam Dastyari and Chris Ketter have dissented from a report recommending the bill on superannuation trustee governance be passed in the Senate today. The dissenting senators believe the bill "blindly conflates and confuses trustee governance ...

ME and mutuals must embrace fintech

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
Australian mutuals are being encouraged to further embrace disruptive fintech and start-up solutions in a bid to capitalise on challenges faced by their bigger competitors. This is a key theme arising from KPMG's 2015 Mutuals Industry Review released ...

Government releases final risk reforms package

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
The Government has released the final life insurance reforms package. Based on ongoing industry consultation and collaboration with the Association of Financial Advisers, Financial Planning Association and Financial Services Council, the final reforms ...

FEATURE: The circle of life

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
As the transition to MySuper continues, lifecycle funds are becoming a popular default investment option. Darren Snyder explores this evolving market. Earlier this year a joint paper by AustralianSuper and the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...