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XPLAN best planning software in 2012

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
IRESS' financial planning software system XPLAN is the top-rated planning application for 2012 according to an Investment Trends report. The 2012 Financial Planning Software Report by Investment Trends is an in-depth analysis of the eight fully featured ...

LUCRF's new growth option targets lower volatility

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... certainty of returns traded off against the opportunity of windfall gains that might come with strongly rising markets," said Ben Samild head of LUCRF Super Investment Strategy. Recent research from Rainmaker Information shows that super fund returns ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
The Australian market has opened higher after positive overseas leads and gains for the mining giants. At 1024 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 12.6 points, or 0.26 per cent, at 4,933.7, and the broader All Ordinaries index was ...

On positive contagion, reflation and the great rotation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
"I think I can make it now, the pain is gone All of the bad feelings have disappeared Here is the rainbow I've been prayin' for It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright) Sun-shiny day." -- Johnny Nash, "I Can See Clearly Now" Remember contagion? ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a stellar performance on Wall Street at the end of the week with the Dow finishing above 14,000 for the first time since October 2007. At 0739 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures ...

Australia CEO axed in Russell restructure

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
Russell Investments' Australia chief executive Chris Corneil has been let go, following the departure of several key executives who have also left in recent months. Corneil has reportedly already finished at Russell Investments, and was made redundant ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
The Australian share market has opened higher despite a fall on Wall Street, supported by gains in the financial and resources sectors. At 1029 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 16.6 points, or 0.34 per cent, at 4,895.4, and the ...

Super concessions cost $32bn in 2011-12

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
The total cost of superannuation tax concessions climbed 10.5% in 2011-12 to reach a record $32.4 billion, according to the just released Tax Expenditures Statements. Superannuation tax concessions account for 29% of the $111 billion of total tax expenditures ...

New BDM for AUI

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
Australian Unity Investments has appointed Shaun Thomas as NSW and ACT business development manager. Thomas joins AUI from HSBC Global Asset Management, where he was associate director - key accounts and research relationships. He has also held client ...

AIST lashes out at Coalition

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has hit out at a Federal Opposition decision not to support the Gillard Government's low income super rebate. Yesterday the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), which represents ...