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Super funds told to embrace tech

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
Like any consumer-driven organisation, superannuation funds need to embrace digital technology before it is too late, said a senior Deloitte Digital executive yesterday. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference ...

Coming in 2014: Aussie recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
Another day, another flip-flop on the cliff on Wall Street - and so it shall be until we actually witness the shaking of the hands between the Dems and the Reps closer to the end of this year or... (hopefully not) through to early 2013. I'm about as ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street gains on optimism the looming "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax rises and spending cuts threatening the US with recession can be avoided. At 0643 AEDT on Thursday, the December share ...

Superannuation needs change: Keating

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
Australia could use a government-run longevity insurance fund to help provide a better retirement to people who are living longer, said former Prime Minister Paul Keating. Speaking today at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
Australian stocks have opened weaker, with declines among mining-related sectors leading the broader market lower. At 1034 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 17.6 points, or 0.39 per cent, at 4,439.2 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

End voluntary contribution age limits: Suncorp

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
The Australian superannuation industry must remove age restrictions on voluntary contributions, said Suncorp Life CEO Geoff Summerhays. The super boss says that age barriers to contributions discriminate against older people who want to remain active ...

Obama re-election to boost healthcare and banking stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... Republican overhaul of policy, paving the way for some activity in the banking and healthcare sectors. Federal Reserve Bank head Ben Bernanke is largely expected to stay on for another term and Birkhold says this means a continuation of quantitative ...

CareSuper to shed mandates

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
At least $3.4 billion worth of investment mandates will be evaluated by CareSuper when it decides which ones it no longer needs after a recent merger. In October this year industry funds CareSuper and Asset Super completed a tie-up which led to the ...

AustralianSuper wins ASFA campaign of the year award

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
AustralianSuper has come out on top at this year's Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Communications Awards, collecting the campaign of the year trophy as well as a number of other accolades. The awards, presented at a cocktail ...

Sweeet!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
Greece is saved... again! Wall Street back to worrying about the cliff... again! Yes Virginia, this is another I told you so moment. You, I and Irene expected these to happen all along: We won't have closure on that US$607 billion fiscal cliff until ...