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Accountants expected to flood advice space

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013

Funds refused ratings for lack of active risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
Research house van Eyk has refused to rate several funds on the grounds that they do not contain enough active risk. In the Australian Equities Review 2013, van Eyk assessed 69 funds, granting 19 A ratings, 18 BB ratings and three B ratings. Just five ...

Victims push for new Trio fraud inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
... inquiry, a parliamentary inquiry or ultimately, a royal commission. "We don't believe that the Joint Committee was effective enough and we are seeking compensation for the 310 victims and to bring the people responsible for the Trio Fraud to justice," ...

Infrastructure debt 'not that scary': AusSuper chair

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
... "Self-managed super funds are the biggest sector and they don't invest much in infrastructure because they can't invest easily enough. "So rather than invest in infrastructure, they have to invest in the company, so it's very hard for them to get into ...

Rate cut impacts SMSFs, retirees

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... chief executive Andrea Slattery stressed the importance of seeking advice. "With the adequate advice, people will have enough confidence to take informed decisions about the best way to manage their life savings," Slattery said. "Seeking advice allows ...

Election too close to call

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... have the edge. "I'm not going to pretend to know the outcome but I believe the Liberals will win because people have had enough of the current government," Vandstone continued. Harris added: "Its close enough that Rudd could win with a strong campaign ...

Women need 7% more super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... private-sector retirement system pegged to income significantly favours men. It also shows that raising women's wages would not be enough in itself to solve the problem. Earlier this week, actuarial consultants Rice Warner Actuaries achieved some fanfare ...

International pension funds battle for Aussie infra

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... fourth largest pension fund in the world. This comes at a time when Australia's superannuation funds are struggling to find enough infrastructure assets in which to invest their ever-growing funds under management. The Trust Company's General Manager ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... low of 2.5 per cent at its board meeting next week. Mr Stevens said previous rate cuts were helping the economy, but not enough to prevent further cuts; a statement which saw the Australian dollar drop sharply. CommSec market analyst Juliana Roadley ...

Labor promises five-year freeze on super tax

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... super co-contribution benefits for low income earners, which under Labor are way too low, once the budget is in a strong enough position to afford it. Or no capacity to ensure the issue of excess contributions is properly addressed so that Australians ...