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Industry fund sponsors Oprah tour

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
A Queensland-based industry superannuation fund is hoping to gain exposure through one of the world's most powerful and recognisable women, Oprah Winfrey. Sunsuper has secured a major sponsorship for Oprah's Australian tour in December and apart from ...

IOOF chair calls for ASIC funding

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... three separate occasions throughout this career, and in one "very serious" example he went to ASIC, which "did not have the budget to pursue it." "If this committee is serious about protecting whistleblowers, they'll increase the budget to ASIC," he ...

FEATURE: Alternatives - Taking the plunge

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... has especially been the case, Abley argues, since the introduction of MySuper in 2014. "MySuper has a much smaller fee budget," he continues, "so there's now a much bigger emphasis on league tables and headline fees, which means there's sensitivity to ...

Passive strategies benefit active managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
Investors' shift towards passive and smart beta strategies is a great trend for active managers, according to Standard Life Investments (SLI) head of global equities Mikhail Zverev. "It is very strange to see an active manager saying that we quite like ...

CFOs more optimistic in second quarter

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
A momentum shift away from the perceived uncertainty about the federal budget, China and Australia's search for new growth is influencing more positive levels of business confidence. This is one of main findings from Deloitte's second quarter chief ...

Government could force QIC to fund Queensland infra

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... cash exposure to allocate more funds to the State's infrastructure. Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt said in his first budget speech that over the next six months the State government will consult with Treasury to examine "ways for Queenslanders to invest ...

Temporary trial separation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015

Market to open lower

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... European leaders gave Athens a deadline to submit new bailout reform proposals. British equities also forged higher on the budget presented to parliament on Wednesday by finance minister George Osborne, which outlined new austerity measures. London's ...

Raising Preservation Age could be problematic

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... Age from 55 to 65 will boost end superannuation retirement nest eggs and save about $7 billion per annum in the federal budget by 2055. "Policies which encourage older workforce participation will be needed a^\' the Government's 'Restart' program is ...

GST increase would deliver $42 billion: FSC

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
The Financial Services Council (FSC) believes Australia's existing mix of taxation is unsustainable with an ageing population and baby boomers moving out of the workforce. Among the FSC's submission to the Tax White Paper are four key proposals including ...