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In a nutshell: Federal Budget 2019

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... $200,000, meaning 94% of taxpayers will benefit. "Under the Morrison Government, tax as a share of the economy will not rise above the 23.9 per cent cap," he said. Turning to superannuation, as announced yesterday, Australians aged 65 or 66 years who ...

Women lead superannuation fund engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... About 25% of self-directed members - those who select their own investment options and mix - were most likely to contribute above the super guarantee. Female members made more concessional contributions than men. Paul Murphy, Vanguard senior manager ...

Chief economist update: BOJ decision announced and ignored

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... monetary base until the year-on-year rate of increase in the observed CPI (all items less fresh food) exceeds 2% and stays above the target in a stable manner." The optimistic outlook also remains; "Japan's economy is likely to continue its moderate ...

Brookfield acquires 62% of Oaktree Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... game and this one may go nine or 11 or 14." "So I am not telling anybody that they should get out." "From a market that is above the mid-point or the fair value or the instrinsic value - whatever you want to call it - it can still go either up or sideways ...

Women-led super funds continue to shine

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... funds with greater female representation on boards and leadership teams achieve greater returns for members. Funds with above-average gender diversity in leadership achieved annual returns of 9.6% and 8% over one and three years respectively. In contrast ...

Why this HNW adviser avoids hedge funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... project or retail assets. "Pure private equity can be very hard to access, with some funds having minimums of $5 million or above. With syndicated deals, minimums hover between $100,000 and $500,000 and can come in at $250,000," he says The returns can ...

Chief economist update: Trump tweets bull market back into China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... but more importantly, it brought Chinese equities back into a bull market. The Shanghai Composite index is now up 20.2% above its nearest low recorded just a few weeks before on 3 January 2019. The natural progression of this piece is for yours truly ...

MLC MySuper switches to lifestage

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... according to the member's birthday. It means the member's MySuper will become invested in the three portfolios described above. For over 65s, the MySuper balance will continue to be invested in 70% growth investments and 30% defensive (like the ...

Advisers need to behave above the law

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
FASEA's recently confirmed Code of Ethics will require advisers to act well above the basic behavioural standards expected of them. Addressing delegates on day two of the Self-Managed Super Fund Association National Conference in Melbourne this week ...

Platinum LIC posts $29m in losses

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... recording -4.5%. Over a year, PMC lost 7.4% while the benchmark gained 0.6%. Despite the recent performance, PMC remains firmly above the benchmark in its performance since inception with 11.8% returns compared to benchmark's 6.7%. PMC declared a fully-franked ...