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The world of ASFA according to Twitter

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
A rocket scientist, an Oscar winner and a literary figure walked into a bar. No, wait, a superannuation conference. It was the superannuation conference that launched a thousand tweets. 1,493 to be exact over a three-day period. This may sound miniscule ...

Vanguard Australian Shares leads monthly ETF inflows

JOHN DYALL  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
Apart from the phenomenal growth of around 50% in the past 12 months taking total funds invested in exchange traded products to more than $20 billion, the big theme has been the reallocation of capital from Australian equities to international equities. ...

No December lift off? Small chance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
Lift off here we come! Although there weren't anything we already did not know, last night's release of the Fed's 27-28 October FOMC meeting minutes reminded you, I and Irene that December is still live. Although the statements were rather qualified ...

SelectingSuper awards super fund of the year

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
The 2015 superannuation fund of the year has been recognised at the Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards in Melbourne. HOSTPLUS has taken the gong, which Rainmaker's statement said "[reflects] its complete low-cost offering and strong, consistent performance ...

APRA debates whether "to model or not to model"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
Internal risk models for financial institutions are still useful so long as industry isn't "seduced by the science," according to APRA chair Wayne Byres. Speaking at the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) Global Risk Forum in Hong Kong ...

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 ...

AFA gives Education, Michael Murphy awards

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has given out the 2015 AFA Excellence in Education Award and the Michael Murphy Award. Charles Badenach of Main Street Financial Services has been awarded the 2015 AFA Excellence in Education Award. The award ...

Christmas in October

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
"You better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I'm telling you why..." Central banks are coming to town - and they've loaded lots of toys and goodies on their sleigh. Back to back central bank stimulus measure surprises - promised and ...

PROFILE: SuperBPO chief executive Michael Houlihan

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
Fund and superannuation administrator MainstreamBPO listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) earlier this month and the milestone promised some exciting announcements. Darren Snyder talked to SuperBPO chief executive Michael Houlihan about ...

OPINION: What to do with the Tax White Paper!

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY, FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
On 15 September, Malcolm Turnbull was sworn in as Australia's 29th Prime Minister. The new Prime Minister quickly identified tax reform as a priority of his economic vision in which he wanted to see a more agile, competitive Australia. The timing and ...