Assets in ETFs/ETPs globally reached a new record high of US$2.926 trillion

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Record levels of assets were reached at the end of Q1 for ETFs/ETPs listed globally at US$2.926 trillion, in the United States at US$2.094 trillion, Asia Pacific ex-Japan at US$119.6 billion... Read more continue reading

Robo advice perfect fit for SMSF investors

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Sophisticated investors aged 60 and over are among the fastest growing adopters of robo advice globally and Australia’s mammoth self-managed superannuation fund market will be the next frontier for robo... Read more continue reading

SMSF trustees – this is the Tax Office calling

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You have your own SMSF and you’re therefore a trustee of the fund.  The phone rings late one afternoon. You answer the phone. It’s the ATO wanting to discuss a... Read more continue reading

Increasing voluntary superannuation contributions

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Rather than debating whether to let members have access to their superannuation savings for other uses, discussion should focus on encouraging additional superannuation savings, says Michael Hutton, head of wealth... Read more continue reading

Overweight stance on global equities intact: Nikko Asset Management’s new house view shows

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Maintains long-held overweight view on global equities Shifts stance on the Fed’s first rate hike to 4Q from June/July Reverses the Eurozone’s six-month overweight stance amid rising equity valuations Enthusiastic... Read more continue reading

Eurasia Group, Nikko Asset Management pair strengths in emerging markets investment

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At a time of heightened global political risk, Eurasia Group and Nikko Asset Management are partnering to bring together Eurasia Group’s proprietary geopolitical risk indicators within Nikko’s multi-asset investment management... Read more continue reading

India a bright spot on a deflationary Asia-Pacific market landscape: Saxo

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Saxo Bank, the online multi-asset trading and investment specialist, parent company of Saxo Capital Markets has published its Q2 outlook for the global markets, revealing why it is bearish on... Read more continue reading

Freeman McMurrick signs exclusive agreement with Aon Underwriting Managers as sole distributor of solutions in Australia and New Zealand

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Aon Underwriting Managers (AUM), Aon’s managing general agency, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with wholesale underwriting management company, Freeman McMurrick (FMM). The agreement positions FMM as the sole distributor of... Read more continue reading

Australian super funds look offshore for retail bargains 

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Australian superannuation funds continue to prioritise exposure to global property, with retail opportunities in particular catching the attention of local institutional investors, according to global real estate heavyweight TIAA Henderson... Read more continue reading

Pauline Vamos – Flexible income stream products are the future of the superannuation industry

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Interview with Pauline Vamos, CEO of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) The compulsory superannuation guarantee system was introduced in 1992 and since then it has become the... Read more continue reading