News

Minchin Moore and Smythe merge

December 4, 2017

Private wealth adviser Minchin Moore has announced it is to merge with Sydney-based firm Smythe Financial Management (SFM), effective 1 December.

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Investments

Resilience in emerging markets slated for 2018

December 4, 2017

Krystine Lumanta

The outlook for emerging market debt as an asset class will be a more compelling one for strategic investors during 2018, despite the significant global macro events expected, Lazard Asset Management has said.

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Superannuation

The SG you receive has a cap

November 29, 2017

David Oon & Gary Chau

The superannuation guarantee (SG) regime was established under the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 (SGAA).

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Business News

ASIC bans SA adviser for three years

November 29, 2017

Malavika Santhebennur

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned a South Australian authorised representative of Centrepoint-owned Professional Investment Services from providing financial services for three years for being inadequately trained or competent.

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Accounting

CAANZ appoints AccountantsIQ to policy role

November 29, 2017

Malavika Santhebennur

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) has appointed accounting services provider AccountantsIQ as its financial advisory services senior policy adviser.

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ETFs

New ETFs boosts diversification

November 29, 2017

Krystine Lumanta

Vanguard Australia’s four newly listed Diversified Index exchange-traded funds (ETF) will provide investors, including SMSF trustees, with greater access to the firm’s leading diversified portfolio strategies.

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Business News

SuperConcepts unveils online SMSF marketplace

November 29, 2017

Malavika Santhebennur

SuperConcepts has introduced an online investment product marketplace called Connected Services that allows SMSF members to access various products and services from third-party providers.

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Retirement

Age pension take-up falls under super

November 29, 2017

Sarah Kendall

The rate of age pension take-up had fallen by 9 per cent since the introduction of superannuation and almost one-third of retirees were now self-funded, putting paid to the myth that compulsory super as a policy was having negligible impact on retirement incomes, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA).

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