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Banks need top line growth after SMSF-led run

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
The big four banks need to see top line revenue growth after a year that saw income-hungry self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) and other investors invest heavily in the banks, according StocksInValue head of equities insights and publishing David ...

Praemium to launch retail super SMA service

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
Praemium will launch a version of its separately managed account (SMA) platform for the retail superannuation space in February 2014. The Praemium SuperSMA will include the offerings of the current Praemium SMA platform within a retail superannuation ...

FPA condemns FoFA fear mongers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
... streamlining of fee disclosure statements. "We have seen a predictable reaction to these amendments from sectors of the superannuation product industry, using fear and misinformation to once again depict financial planners in a negative light," FPA chief ...

Robertson and Wadell out in AMP reshuffle

HARRY PAGE, ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
... future," the AMP spokesperson said. Yesterday, AMP issued a statement announcing a number of changes across its superannuation, insurance, banking and advice businesses, including a new structure within which AMP's five licensees will come under three ...

SMSFs stick with cash and TDs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
... reflecting the retired and semi-retired demographic, rather than the actual income level. For more information on Superannuation visit FS Super.

AMP restructure to lead to job cuts

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
... Superannaution, and Advice and Banking divisions. AMP group executive Pauline Blight-Johnston who heads the Insurance and Superannuation division has made three appointments to her leadership team. Megan Beer will join AMP from NAB as director, Insurance. ...

AMP names new division leadership teams

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014

Men continue to dominate super fund boards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
Men still heavily dominate the boards of superannuation funds, with just one fifth of trustee positions being held by women, according to statistics released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). The APRA statistics reveal that the ...

Westpac trumpets infrastructure's 'annuity style' potential

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
Increased investment in infrastructure by superannuation funds would provide retirees with a much-needed "annuity-style" income stream, according to Westpac Group. In a submission to the Productivity Commission's Public Infrastructure Inquiry, the bank ...

BTFG joins Calastone funds network

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
... under a proof concept and has now entered a commercial arrangement with the global transaction network for the superannuation and managed fund industries. Calastone managing director Shannon Sweeney told Financial Standard that the partnership had been ...