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SMSF industry hits back on 'rort' claims

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... and the average industry balance was $19,641. The analysis does however point out that industry funds tend to have more young, low-balance members and possibly more accounts per member. Cole argues that all super members - whether in retail funds, industry ...

J.P. Morgan buys into online shopping

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... Bittner. The investment capital will be used to further expand the e-tailer's presence in the region and target the growing young middle-class within a population of more than 600 million people.

Sukuk demand to reach US$900bn in five years

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... forecast to triple from US$300 billion to US$900 billion by 2017, according to recently released estimates from Ernst & Young. Conventional institutions are increasingly demanding Shari'a compliant securities alongside Islamic banks in the wake of the ...

IFM appoints global head of marketing

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
Industry Funds Management has appointed former Ernst & Young executive Wade Smith to the role of global head of marketing. Based in Melbourne, Smith will take responsibility for designing and executing IFM's global marketing strategy, product development ...

APRAs' best intentions misleading: Super industry

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
... to super fund members by measuring short term investment volatility, rather than the risk in regards to members' goals. Young members in particular could be driven away from growth assets, and ultimately reduce their income in retirement, said the group ...

Embedding risk appetite remains tricky

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... that 74% of firms still haven't embedded risk appetite deep within their business culture. Jointly conducted by Ernst & Young in conjunction with the Institute of International Finance (IIF), the survey found that banks have reworked the structure of ...

ETSL appoints superannuation chair

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
... Council, The Centre for Australian Ethical Research Pty Ltd, and the ANZ Staff Superannuation Fund. In addition, Adrian Young, managing director of ETSL, has also retired. Young joined Wealthpac as company secretary and chief financial officer in 2002 ...

Decouple next-gen education from estate planning conversation

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
Financial education for younger generations from families of wealth should be a separate issue from wealth transfer planning and deserves to be treated as such. That's the message from Andrew Hewison, director and private client adviser at boutique ...

ASIC unveils primary school teaching package

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... release in December. Peter Kell, ASIC Commissioner, said, "The key to effective financial literacy education is to start young. We need to engage students and their families on a practical and accessible level - from the very beginning of their schooling." ...

Further dark pool regulation premature: Fidessa

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
Dark pools in Australia are too young for more regulation, said trading technology provider Fidessa, following a call from the ASX to tighten rules for off-exchange trades. Dark pools, which are generally unlicenced platforms for matching orders away ...