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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) ...

BNP Paribas Securities Services appoints IRP Asia/Pac head

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
Madhu Gayer has been appointed head of Investment Reporting and Performance (IRP) in Asia Pacific, a newly created position based in Singapore. Reporting to Mostapha Tahiri, head of asset and fund services in Asia and Nicolas Le Clech, global head of ...

Actuaries Institute gives guidance on FCRs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
The Actuaries Institute has released guidance for Financial Condition Reports (FCRs) for superannuation funds. The development of FCRs are in response to increasing complexity and risks in superannuation funds and anticipate APRA's intention bring the ...

Interest rates to tumble below 2.5%: BlackRock

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
Interest rates could fall to record lows as the Australian economy struggles against a weaker mining sector and low global growth, according to BlackRock's Australian head of fixed income Stephen Miller. The investment specialist says that the rosy ...

Obama re-election to boost healthcare and banking stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
US President Barack Obama's re-election has removed uncertainty about the direction of banking and healthcare policies posing a raft of opportunities for investors, according to Origin Asset Management's John Birkhold. Four more years of Obama has removed ...

CheckRisk LLP announces new CEO

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
UK-based total risk management consultancy CheckRisk LLP has announced the appointment of Australian-based Denis Carroll as CEO and partner in the consultancy. "I've always been concerned about the lack of recognition of the importance of risk management ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street after Greece secured a revised bailout deal that will help it again avert a default on its huge debt load. At 0631 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
Australian stocks have opened firmer in quiet trading conditions as market players wait for the latest developments over Greece and the US budget. At 1031 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 11.4 points, or 0.26 per cent, at 4,435.6 points ...

Lifecycle not the answer: Rice Warner

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
Two of retirement savings' biggest problems could be made worse by lifecycle Funds, which only help the poor returns caused by volatility, said Rice Warner Actuaries. Retirees dread a stock-market tumble, but most superannuation funds worry about this ...

Double-digit Asian equity returns in 2013: BlackRock

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
Now is an opportune moment for investors to take advantage of battered Asian stocks, particularly in more cyclical sectors, according to BlackRock's Andrew Swan. Speaking via video link-up from Hong Kong at a press event yesterday, the head of Asian ...