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Hunter Hall funds and LIC receive makeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
The investment strategies for Hunter Hall's international equities funds will be updated following its merger with Pengana Capital, while the Hunter Hall Global Value board has also received a shakeup. Maintaining the current ethical screens in their ...

Education key in combatting elder financial abuse

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... Anne McGowan said. "It's motivational and provides opportunity to relate in terms of possible loss of their own clients and funds, providing strategic insight and knowledge for assisting to be money gatekeepers." McGowan believes the findings of the ...

Actuaries warn against one size fits all retirement products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... submission to Treasury's MyRetirement review, the institute advised that the framework - which should apply to all super funds - must meet both the government's aims and address members' needs and interests, including whether longevity protection products ...

ETP demand grows, fees stable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... dramatic growth in assets and number of products available, according to Rainmaker data. Between March 2013 and 2017, ETP funds under management quadrupled from $7.2 billion to $27.2 billion, while the number of products in the market doubled from 79 ...

Super funds and CEFC join investment forces

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
Hostplus, Future Super, Australian Ethical Investment and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation have raised $26 million for the Clean Energy Seed Fund to be run by specialised investment manager Artesian. The fund will invest in startups at seed stage ...

Link Group acquires robo-advice business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... robo-advice in the Australian market. The acquisition will allow Link Group to tailor digital advice offerings for super funds as well as assisting with compliance, licensing and technology implementation. "The acquisition of Adviser Network is firmly ...

Former Garvan adviser banned for $2.4m theft

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... former authorised representative of Garvan Financial Planning was permanently banned by ASIC for misappropriating client funds. Patrick Simon Mitchell was banned by the regulator, having been sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to ...

DomaCom chasing Federal Court exemption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
DomaCom is supporting a Federal Court action appealing for its sub-funds to not be considered in-house assets or related trusts under the SIS (Superannuation Industry Supervision) Act. If successful, SMSF investors with the ASX-listed fractional investment ...

US labour market covfefe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... box for while it was a right royal disappointment to market expectations, most expect that another 25 bps hike in the fed funds rate would be signed, sealed and delivered after the FOMC meets on 13-14 June. US non-farm payrolls rose by 138,000 in the ...

Fintech success insignificant so far: Fahy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... industry yet to be disrupted in any meaningful way. Drawing a comparison to the biotech sector, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy said fintech success stories don't stack up and warned that while technology ...