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12 April 2017 • By • 1 min read

Sunsuper and Kinetic Super in merger talks

The boards of Sunsuper and Kinetic Super have signed a heads of agreement giving in principle support for a merger between the two industry funds

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Breach reporting changes flagged by Treasury

Treasury is seeking industry comment on potential changes to ASIC's breach reporting rules, along with a proposal that major advice licensees be ...

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House price falls would lead to 'sharp' slowdown

The relatively high leverage of Australian households would lead to a dramatic slowdown in growth in the event of housing market crisis, says Moody's ...

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CFSGAM creates high yield fixed income team

Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has appointed Matt Philo to lead a new team focused on sub-investment grade corporate bond ...

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Advice standards board membership unveiled

The membership of the federal government's new Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has been revealed. Financial Adviser Standards ...

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Pimco launches ESG bond fund in Australia

Investment management firm Pimco Australia has launched a bond fund with a focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues through a ...

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Australia marches up global fintech ratings

Deloitte has ranked Sydney as the eighth strongest fintech hub in the world, a marked improvement on last year's ranking. Deloitte's Connecting ...

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Active managers ‘must change’, says BlackRock

The asset management industry is undergoing a series of structural changes that are reshaping active management, says BlackRock chief executive Larry ...

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First Super freezes private equity program

First Super will not make any new investments in private equity, and has placed its existing $100 million dollar private equity program into review ...

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Affordable housing touted as new asset class

Treasurer Scott Morrison is keen to encourage superannuation funds to invest in affordable housing as a "longer term fixed interest" asset class

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