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SG needed to save retirees: Shorten

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... (AIST) welcomed Shorten and launched its own push for the super increase on the first day of the conference with a new website and FaceBook page. Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of AIST told more than a thousand delegates at the opening speech that the ...

Twittering social media takes time

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... better world" in February. The campaign calls on Generation X and Y members to submit their ideas through a special purpose website - sunsuperdreams.com.au - then use Facebook to encourage people to vote for their altruistic dream. Sandie Lewis, online ...

Aussie funds fail transparency test

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... pricing mechanism was simplified so that customers moving their cash into different funds would be able to see on the website exactly how much had been put in, opening the system up to greater transparency and dispensing with arbitrary "investible amounts". ...

Finsia creates site for industry students

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... Services Institute of Australia (Finsia) aims to help students make their break into the industry with the launch of a new website. Finsia has set up an online service at www.finsiastudents.com to meet the needs of the growing number of financial services ...

Adviser award highlights need for women-centric advice

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... and fiscal implications for us all." Clark referred to a 2006 report quoted on the Australian Human Rights commission website suggesting that half of women aged between 45 and 59 have less than $8000 in retirement savings. The AFA said that the award ...

Standard Life hires top Macq director

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... worldwide and had 179 billion ($291.2 billion) in assets under administration as of the end of June, 2010, it says on its website. According to Rainmaker research, it had $130.9 million in domestically sourced funds under management as of the end of ...

Flare up over MoneySmart

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
The MoneySmart website, launched this week, has already sparked up old flames between super funds and advisers when the site recommended consumers choose advisers who work on a fee-for-service basis. "In our opinion, the fee-for-service model is generally ...

Unknown unknowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
... death like Caesar. Investors hate uncertainty... and this is one big helluva uncertainty. According to Japan Nuclear's website, as at October 2007 Japan has 55 operating nuclear plants -- two under construction and 11 being prepared for construction ...

ASIC and govt launch MoneySmart.gov.au

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has launched a personal finance website, MoneySmart, offering free financial information and tools. The website is designed to help people when making financial decisions with 26 tools available ...

CFS slashes entry bar to wholesale platform

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... combined platform is managed under the one system, Bissaker said. "We've got $49 billion on one system, one universe, one website for wholesale and retail. It's got enormous power and cost efficiency." The platform, which handles the bulk of Australia's ...