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Stronger Super makes trustee role unappealing: Mercer

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... disputes. "Greater clarification is required, together with a greater limitation of the circumstances under which a beneficiary would be able to take action against a trustee. For example, a member should not be able to take action merely because, in ...

Agile, flexible portfolios big winners for instos

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
... inflation protection will spark innovation, with government attempts to foster infrastructure investment the likely beneficiary as a consequence.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... Expectations of a breakthrough have heartened investors and boosted assets that are considered riskier. The euro was the main beneficiary, climbing a further 1.3 per cent to $US1.3039, its highest level since January 4. In Europe, the FTSE 100 index ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... in commodity prices as investors flocked to the perceived safe haven of the US dollar. "The US currency is the main beneficiary of the crisis in the euro-zone and growing worries about the global economic and financial outlook," said Capital Economics' ...

MLC launches new adviser and client websites

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
... site, including balances and most-recent transactions. Other changes include being able to view tax information and beneficiary details online, as well as term deposit maturity notifications. "A strong online offering is crucial for any platform and ...

Indonesia to defy world growth forecasts

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... the ADB," they wrote. Mandiri Investasi expects that, based on United Nations estimates, Indonesia will remain a net beneficiary of this demographic dividend until at least 2030.

Cash sector surges beyond super

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
... they had 58% invested into both local and overseas shares, by June this year that weighting had dropped to 51%. The beneficiary from the negative superannuation investment sentiment and deweighting of equities has been cash, as its asset allocation share ...

Pensioner inflation hits 4.5%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... population which is up only 3.6% over the same period. The Australian Bureau of Statistics June 2011 Pensioner and Beneficiary Living Cost Index that was released today reveals pensioner costs are continuing to rise faster than normal inflation. The ...

SMSFs can use tax rule to save thousands conference told

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... on the sale of assets where sold after the member has died to pay out death benefits where there is no reversionary beneficiary. Peter Burgess, technical director of SPAA, said there were ways to mitigate the capital gains tax sting. Contrary to widely ...

Towers Watson grows team after benefiting from super mergers

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
Towers Watson has so far been a net beneficiary from the spate of superannuation fund mergers, while acknowledging that consolidation presents the biggest single threat to the changing world of asset consulting. The firm, itself a product of a merger ...