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Retirement fears herald advice opportunity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
Less than one in 10 super fund members are confident they will be able to finance their retirement, the latest research from Investment Trends shows. The research firm's 2016 Member Sentiment and Communications Report shows less than 10% of members ...

Banks balancing profit and capital adequacy

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
Australia's largest banks are having difficulty maintaining growth given a sluggish economy and increasing regulatory pressure, according to several industry analysts. KPMG's Major Australian Banks Full Year 2016 Analysis Report shows a 2.5% drop in ...

Raising rates on soybeans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
The US economy just recorded its fastest rate of expansion since the third quarter of 2014 and at a seasonally adjusted annualised rate of 2.9%, the September quarter's scorecard is more than double the previous period's 1.4% increase and also better ...

Infrastructure critical for super returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
Industry Super Funds have called on state and federal governments to be more active in developing partnerships to create infrastructure investment pipelines that will in turn boost economic growth and diversify member investments. New research from ...

The infrastructure benchmark challenge

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
Despite the prominence of infrastructure as a standalone asset class, the absence of a widely accepted benchmark makes it difficult for investors to analyse the asset class, according to executive director, head of infrastructure research at J.P. Morgan ...

ASIC confirms systemic failures in advice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has confirmed systemic failures at 21 Australian Financial Services Licensees in providing ongoing advice services to clients. Identified in ASIC's 'Financial advice: Fees for no service' report, the ...

Succession planning placed on the backburner

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
Financial planning and accounting businesses are all too regularly ignoring the need for quality exit and succession plans, according to chief executive of Connect Financial Service Brokers, Paul Tynan. Tynan has observed a growing number of practitioners ...

Centrepoint settles Aviva lawsuit

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
Centrepoint Alliance has settled the proceedings commenced against it by Aviva Holdings. Back in January, Aviva made a statement of claim alleging that Centrepoint's former Singaporean subsidiary, Fifth Floor, breached a 2012 share purchase agreement ...

Super reforms finalised by year's end

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
Treasurer Scott Morrison is adamant the government's wave of superannuation reforms will be introduced to parliament by the end of 2016. Morrison released the third tranche of reforms on Friday and said the legislative amendments better target superannuation ...

BlackRock launches smart beta ETF suite

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
BlackRock has launched four new exchange-traded funds in Australia, targeting minimum volatility and multifactor strategies. The iShares Edge Smart Beta products comprise the iShares Edge MSCI Australia Minimum Volatility ETF, the iShares Edge MSCI ...