Market insights: Q&A with SSGA’s Daniel Farley
Daniel Farley, of State Street Global Advisors, is upbeat about global markets, despite a plethora of geopolitical risks.
Institutional investors are catching on to ETFs
The emerging role for exchange-traded funds within institutional portfolios was explored at a recent roundtable.
A perspective on the budget from Kings Cross
Graham Long from The Wayside Chapel muses on some of the hits and misses in the 2017-18 federal budget, from a social justice perspective.
A business case that ignores social issues is no case at all
Finance pros under pressure to ‘make the business case’ for social responsibility should not shy away from calling it the right thing to do.
Funds hope first-home super accounts will engage Millennials
The first-home super saver scheme unveiled in the budget could help get the Millennial generation thinking about their superannuation.
Super industry split on the budget’s downsizing provision
Opinions are split across the industry on the impact of new incentives for ‘downsizers’ unveiled in the federal budget.
First-home super saver scheme unveiled
In a surprise twist the government has unveiled a plan to allow first-home buyers to tap some of their superannuation early for a deposit.
Superannuation Complaints Tribunal killed in merger
The Superannuation Complaints Tribunal will be shut down as three financial services dispute resolution bodies are merged into one.
Push to limit SMSF borrowing for property
The government aims to limit the amount of debt SMSFs take on to invest in property by including the leverage in their super balance caps.
Budget push to ban bad bankers and dock their bonuses
Bank executives could have their bonuses clawed back and be disqualified under new APRA powers designed to increase accountability.
ASIC to get extra funding for dispute resolution body
The regulator is due to receive more funding for a one-stop external dispute resolution body and efforts to promote financial literacy.
CGT relief on super fund mergers extended until 2020
The superannuation industry has won a temporary extension of the CGT relief on fund mergers that was due to be scrapped from July 1.
