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CBA posts $4.27bn half year profit

AAP & ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... year, helped along by strong growth in the wealth management division. The group's wealth management earnings as average funds under administration (FUA) grew by 22% and 89% of funds performed above benchmark. For the half year to 31 December 2013, the ...

You say threshold, I say trigger

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... and white: "The Committee also reaffirmed its expectation that the current exceptionally low target range for the federal funds rate of 0 to 1/4 percent will be appropriate at least as long as the unemployment rate remains above 6-1/2 percent, inflation ...

Industry funds oppose bachelor degree for general advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
Industry funds have opposed a degree requirement for general advisers and have asked for them to be included in research for future amendments to RG146. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and the Industry Super Association (ISA) ...

Macquarie says market conditions improving

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... general market conditions continue to show signs of improvement. Macquarie says its annuity-style businesses - Macquarie Funds; banking and financial services; and corporate and asset finance - continue to perform well, and their combined contribution ...

CSIRO to study super spending habits

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... very positive engagement from the Super industry since we launched in September last year with several industry bodies and funds coming on board including Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ...

Emulation funds slash performance as well as cost

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
The Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC) has found little evidence that 'emulation funds', designed to cut trading costs in multi-manager portfolios, outperform the funds they track before fees and taxes. Emulation funds are designed ...

Regulation holding financial services back: Brogden

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... "Our financial services industry is diverse, innovative, scalable and well-regulated. We have world-leading capabilities in funds and private pension management. "However, regulation has held the industry back from developing into an export industry. ...

FSC slams 'closed shop' super awards rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... to take superannuation out of modern awards, arguing that the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has no role in determining which funds can be default employer funds. Under the current system, super funds who want to be the default funds for industries that ...

ASIC extends short PDS relief

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... Commission (ASIC) has extended interim class order relief from the shorter product disclosure statement (PDS) regime for multi-funds, superannuation platforms and hedge funds. A class order has extended the relief which was due to expire on June 22 ...

Sunsuper acquires holiday park chain

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... shares in the company, acquired a "significant majority of the business" from fellow shareholders Next Capital, Allegro Funds and Macquarie Funds. Discovery Parks was given an enterprise value of $240 million, excluding Discovery Parks Onslow, which ...