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Superannuation needs more regulatory resilience: ASIC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
The exponential growth in superannuation has been named the first challenge to growing the resilience of the Australian regulatory perimeter by Greg Medcraft, chairman of ASIC. Speaking at the ASIC Summer School in Sydney this morning, Medcraft said ...

AustralianSuper talks scale, further growth

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... deliver better outcomes for our members and that is purely the basis we go in with," said Curtis. "We could just sit still and let the super levy come in and we are going to get bigger, that's one source of growth, but there are other sources we can ...

Dam Aussie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... spiralling higher and/or their competitiveness shot. Now do you still wonder why many governments in Asia and Latin America and oh, let's not forget China, are keeping their currencies down? Fortunately Australian "diggers" -- that is, mining companies ...

Insult me, insult you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... bottomless pit." Bottomless pit. Yeah, I, me and Irene know that, but you don't have to say it out loud and to the Greeks' face. "Let him who has no sin..." (John 8:7). For your country too, Herr Schaeuble, had defaulted before - and two times at that. ...

Market provides opportunities for absolute return investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
Super funds and retail investors should consider adopting a risk based approach to portfolio construction and move away from traditional asset allocation, according to one global fund manager, to protect their investments against volatile markets. Global ...

Extending the extended extension

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... late 2014" - removed the interest rate risk on most investment assets. It's a confidence builder. But don't take it from me, let's here Big Benny himself: "We hope to convey to the market the extent to which there is support on the committee for maintaining ...

Happy days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
It was another day on the financial markets, another one of those happy days. Yes Virginia, commodity markets are up, equity markets are up - even for those recently credit rating snipped Eurozone bourses - and bond yields are lower - even for those ...

PJC hears FOFA lost in translation

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
FOFA has lost its way, according to the AFA presentation to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services currently underway at NSW Parliament House in Sydney. Drawing a comparison with recent price wars between the major ...

So far so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... Seng Index. No surprises here too, not when China continues to defy those hard landing doomsayers. The politburo just won't let this happen, they said so themselves and the Shanghai Composite Index's 5.4% appreciation shows that investors don't want ...

Fidelity backs move to empower shareholders

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... to remuneration committees: 'Make sure you understand the mood of the market; tell us in simple terms what you propose; and let shareholders decide'." The ABC reports that UK Business Minister Vince Cable is due to introduce proposals on the matter later ...