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Aviva funds receive Lonsec and Zenith tick

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
Two Aviva Investors funds have received strong ratings from Zenith and Lonsec. Lonsec gave an "investment grade" rating to the Aviva Investors Multi-Strategy Target Income Fund (AIMS TIF); Zenith gave AIMS TIF a "recommended" rating to the same fund ...

Couples can benefit more than singles in SMSFs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
... alone in this joint adventure - 70% of SMSFs have two members, and 8% have three to four members. A large proportion of funds with two members are expected to be couples. Super Concepts' Philip La Greca notes that these benefits are not just for those ...

Mercer partners for robo-advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
... digital advice solution, Eqilize, is set to surge following a deal with Mercer to offer Eqilize to both the members of super funds serviced by Mercer and those of Mercer's own flagship product, the Mercer Super Trust. The solution is pre-configured to ...

Australian Ethical aiding tech VC sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
... in popularity and we believe it will lead to rapid growth in the amount of capital deployed by both individuals and super funds as they search for uncorrelated sources of return and value," Chong said. "We have shared our exciting pipeline of investment ...

APRA urges banks to raise capital

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... respond to policy changes in an orderly manner." Byres' remarks coincide with the release of the International Monetary Funds' annual review of the Australian financial system, which noted Australia's robust economy despite commodity price and mining ...

ATO must reunite individuals with lost super: ASFA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... reuniting Australians with millions of dollars in unclaimed super. In a pre-budget submission Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Martin Fahy called on the federal government to amend the Superannuation (Unclaimed ...

Industry funds secure stake in QLD airport

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
Industry superannuation funds are ensuring their slice of Australia's infrastructure pie, investing in a 99-year lease of the Sunshine Coast Airport via Palisade Investment Partners. Following a competitive tender process comprising 17 domestic and ...

DomaCom secures exclusive US distribution partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... DomaCom chief executive Arthur Naoumidis said. "Enormous buying power exists in our large industry and retail superannuation funds and our growing A$600 billion self-managed superannuation fund market. There are vast sums of money sitting there some ...

Fidante executes growth strategy

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... that will now work alongside Fidante's domestic and international distribution channels. Fidante Partners is Challenger's funds management arm. Challenger chief executive funds management Ian Saines said the partnership is "further evidence that Fidante's ...

Custodians turn attention to CIVs and MITs

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
The Australian Custodial Services Association will focus its attention around improving the local funds management sector to increase its global competitiveness in 2017. Speaking to its 2016: Year in Review report, ACSA said it will specifically focus ...