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Aging SMSF trustees revert to managed solutions

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
A growing number of self-managed super fund trustees are actively looking to move to a managed fund as they approach retirement, according to legalsuper chief executive Andrew Proebstl. He says that trustees are questioning whether they will have the ...

Flip flop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
So what else is new? Up one day, down the next. Optimism that US will jump over the cliff one day, plunge into it the next. Hopeful that Greece would get another euro cent dropped into its begging bowl one day (and from a broader perspective the euro ...

TAL crowned life company of the year

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
TAL has been named Life Company of the Year in CoreData's Annual Risk Report. The insurance giant scored highly on CoreData's three most important attributes - having a strong customer focus, competitive cover definitions and the ease of doing business ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
Australian stocks are firmer, with gains among metals companies leading the broader market higher. But, local stocks have underperformed compared with Wall Street, which finished last week more than a per cent higher, with investors nervously eying ...

Giving thanks to thanksgiving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
Perhaps it's the drunken reverie that comes after stuffing too much stuffed turkey laced with cranberry sauce and downed with a bottle (or four) of cold Budweisers that turned Wall Street's mood into one of optimism last week. The S&P 500 index ended ...

Abernathy snubs IMF liquidity drivel

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
Calls for further regulation and stricter capital requirements will unnecessarily shackle our liquid banks, says Clime Asset Management's John Abernathy. In a new report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the big four banks - Commonwealth Bank ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat following a quiet overnight session with Wall Street closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. At 0630 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up four points at 4,427. No major economic ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
The Australian share market has broken back through the 4,400 point mark following a rise on Wall Street. At 1021 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 31.4 points, or 0.72 per cent, at 4,422.1 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Aging and deleveraging impact long-term growth: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
Aging demographics and an ongoing process of debt deleveraging pose the biggest challenges to investors over the coming years, according to a report by UBS. While cyclical factors tend to dominate day-to-day market movements, according to the asset ...

Banksia serves as a warning

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
Failed non-bank lender Banksia Securities should serve as a warning for people investing in mortgage debentures, said Atchison Consultants. Banksia Securities and the related Cherry Fund Limited which recently went into receivership are mortgage debenture ...