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Super about national not personal savings: Morgan

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
... motivator of the superannuation guarantee levy in the first place. But with Australia's current account deficit rising due to the GFC and continued pressure on the federal government to fund its expanding public debt program, Australia's superannuation ...

Weight in gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
There's a new twist in the tale of what we thought to be the ended saga of the GFC. The US equity market's - and by extension most other stock market's - performance over the past few weeks perfectly underscored what I've been trying to convey in my ...

Super funds on the mend: SelectingSuper

... research also found the global financial crisis magnified the difference between the best and worst super funds. Before the GFC, the gap between the two were around 15 percentage points but today, that gap has doubled to almost 30 percentage points. ...

Stuck at zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
... will have on those financial market investments that have been financed by low(no)-cost debt. It's easy, think back to the GFC. At the time, the banks and investment institutions were overleveraged. This time, USA Inc. is. At the time, there was scope ...

Custodians under review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
... mandates, super funds are now turning their attention on their custody contracts and how their custodian performed during the GFC. Greg O'Sullivan, head of investor services business development and sales and global markets currency management at State ...

PE managers should not mislead: IOSCO

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
In one of the more bizarre regulatory releases since the GFC, global regulatory group IOSCO has issued a report outlining guidelines for private equity managers stating that they should be honest and always act in their clients best interests. IOSCO ...

CFS and Brookfield scoop property awards

PIR RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
... PIR said this year's forum highlighted key signposts for a sustainable recovery in the asset class, after suffering from the GFC last year. "PIR is looking forward to delivering an even better outcome for delegates at its conference next year," he sa ...

Super should not be compulsory: Cox

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... into retirement," she argued. Cox acknowledged that the country is heading towards an "uncomfortable future" following the GFC - particularly in the area of pension and retirement savings. Cox said there are two ways to tackle the issue: one is by pushing ...

Planner software innovations to pressure platforms

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... resulted in many dealer groups and practice managers positioning their businesses for sustained and profitable growth in the post GFC era - and in doing so, are vigorously reassessing the value of their supplier relationships, in particular planning ...

Warning signs in consumer wealth report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
Despite the GFC household wealth still went up. But before wealth managers celebrate too loudly, they are battling to reach beyond Australia's wealthiest people and independent investors using SMSFs are the most satisfied. The results are contained ...