China – Lost in transition?

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James Eginton provides his insights on the economic transition in China following a recent research trip to the region. The transition from a reliance on infrastructure investment to consumer spending... Read more continue reading

End of year wind-down is the last opportunity to move on limited advice licensing

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Accountants looking to continue offering self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) advice to clients after the 1 July 2016 exemption cut-off are being urged to choose their licensing path before the end... Read more continue reading

Innovation key to constructing comprehensive retirement income products, shows latest Parametric research

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If current superannuation themes were arranged, like pop songs, into a Top 40 chart, the concept of a ‘Comprehensive Income Product for Retirement’ (or CIPR as it is commonly known),... Read more continue reading

Technology not the end all solution for SMSF administration

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There are significant misconceptions in the market about the role of SMSF accountants and administrators in the superannuation sector, says Olivia Long, CEO of the SMSF administrator platforms SuperGuardian/Xpress Super.... Read more continue reading

China’s economic transition takes another positive step with reserve currency status

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The decision by the IMF to include the renminbi into the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) currency basket is another positive step in the ongoing and long-term transition and liberalisation of... Read more continue reading

China to ‘focus on currency stability’ in face of inflows of up to US$3 trillion

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Yesterday’s announcement that China will join the reserve currency basket of the International Monetary Fund is only one aspect of a process that could channel up to US$3 trillion ($4.2... Read more continue reading

AIA Australia revamps eClaims initiative with Sunsuper

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One of Australia’s biggest super and retirement businesses, Sunsuper, in conjunction with their key insurance partner AIA Australia, yesterday announced the launch of a new initiative that will allow fund members,... Read more continue reading

Can’t get life insurance? Technology may be partly to blame

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Data collected over a three-year period by lifeinsurancedirect.com.au suggests that it’s now harder to get all forms of life insurance – life, income protection, trauma and total and permanent disability... Read more continue reading

Why investing for total return, not relative return, makes sense

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Like most asset classes, real estate offers investors a total return, comprising income and capital gain. Over time, the capital gain of a property asset reflects the growth in underlying... Read more continue reading

Two Chinas are better than one for careful investors

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Investors seeking a balanced perspective on risk and opportunity in China should set aside outdated perceptions of the country as a manufacturing juggernaut and think of it instead as “two... Read more continue reading