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Consumer confidence in super is key: Shorten

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
The Minister of Financial Services Bill Shorten Shorten encouraged politicians from all sides to "make the right decisions so the superannuation system remains strong, stable and settled" at an industry gathering last week. "Community confidence in ...

Super for all shapes and sizes: QSuper

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
QSuper is using individual member data to further segment its default accumulation members based on age groups to provide them with a more personalised super offering. QSuper CEO Rosemary Vilgan spoke at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds ...

MFAA to terminate 1,100 mortgage brokers

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
The Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) could forfeit nearly half a million dollars in membership fees after it terminated 1,100 of its broker members who failed to meet its new educational requirements. All loan writing members had until ...

Product dashboards critical to MySuper

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
Online product dashboard provisions under MySuper legislation will be critical to defining how MySuper will work in practice. According to the project director of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) David Haynes, the product dashboard ...

Flight to SMSFs reshape super mindset

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
The exodus of individuals away from large superannuation funds and into self-managed super funds (SMSFs) has prompted some soul-searching among the major players. AustralianSuper and Hostplus will soon be launching "direct investment platforms" similar ...

AMP raises $200m for property investment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
AMP Capital has raised $200 million for its AMP Capital Shopping Centre fund from Australian institutions and a new mandate from a European pension fund. The investment manager began the capital raising in November 2012. The new equity will assist in ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
Australian stocks have opened firmer, with the big retail banks and major energy companies leading the broader market higher. Local investors took their cues from a positive night on Wall Street, where the Dow advanced 0.39 per cent, the S&P500 climbed ...

FPA reiterates need for professional qualifications

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is reminding financial planners through a new marketing campaign that from 1 July 2013 it will be mandatory to hold an approved degree to become a member of the professional association. The advertising campaign ...

Corporate governance still needs to improve in Asian markets

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
Corporate governance is still an issue of concern when investing in Asian markets and while international financial centres such as Singapore or Hong Kong have improved tremendously, there are still problems that need to be tackled. A survey conducted ...

SMSFs on track to reach $500bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
The self managed super fund segment is on track to break through $500 billion by June this year, according Deloitte Actuaries and Consultants. Pushing them through this threshold is the strong rebound in equity markets that holds an estimated one-quarter ...