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Factions will stay: AMP, AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
Two of the country's largest super funds, AustralianSuper and AMP, said a fully cohesive superannuation industry will never be achieved, as retail and not-for-profit super funds cannot completely set aside their differences to tackle the toughest issues ...

What ifs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
It's Veterans Day holiday in the United States - a day celebrating the signing of the Armistice that brought World War I to its formal end. And as the world celebrated the end of the first world war that happened nine decades and two years ago, the ...

End the factions: Shorten

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
Superannuation minister Bill Shorten compared the bickering among the super fund industry's factions to a Monty Python sketch and said it's time for them to deliver something back to the community in return for the government support they receive. Minister ...

Qantas eyes alternatives, cools on equities

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
Qantas Super has reduced its exposure to international and local equities in favour of hedge funds, unlisted infrastructure and return seeking credit following an asset allocation update. The $5 billion super fund has made a 5 per cent boost to its ...

CBA plans retail bond offering

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
In a huge boost for the dormant Australian retail bond market, Commonwealth Bank announced plans to tap retail investors' appetite for fixed income with the imminent launch of 5-year floating rate notes. The size of the offering is believed to be as ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
The Australian share market was weaker at noon, dragged lower following the sale of a major holding in energy group Woodside Petroleum. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 23.8 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 4,754.6 points, while the ...

Workers to wear SG rise: Shorten

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
Superannuation minister Bill Shorten has put himself and the government on a collision course with the union movement following repeated statements that the SG increase will not be funded by employers but by employees. Speaking yesterday at the OECD/IOPS ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
The Australian share market is fractionally lower at noon as investors await the Reserve Bank of Australia's rates decision. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 9.9 points, or 0.21 per cent, at 4,688.6, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Shorten delays tax services regime

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
The government is giving financial planners an additional extension before they have to comply with the tax agent services regime. The Assistant Treasurer, the Hon Bill Shorten MP, has introduced new regulations to push back the application due date ...

Get on board super reforms: Shorten

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
Bill Shorten, the newly-appointed Minister for Superannuation and Financial Services, re-affirmed the government's plan to raise SG to 12 per cent and implement key reforms proposed in the Cooper Review. Speaking at an industry luncheon hosted by the ...