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Fund chief calls for cap on super lump sum payments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
As more and more people approach retirement, there is a growing need to reform the way superannuation is paid out. Part of this may mean putting a cap on lump sum payments, according to MTAA Super chief executive Leeanne Turner. Adressing an audience ...

Slow growth and regulatory burden top insurance industry fears

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
Macroeconomic trends, a slow growth rate in an environment of lower asset returns and stricter regulation are the biggest risks to the insurance industry, according to a new report from Ernst & Young (EY). In Business Pulse: Exploring the dual perspectives ...

Macquarie leads global infra cap raising

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... raisers were Suzhou International Development Venture Capital Holding's fund Urban Construction which raised CNY10 billion (AUD 1.6 billion) and InfraMed which raised a,-385 million (A$500 million). There are 144 unlisted infrastructure funds currently ...

Super set for best year since 2007

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... May, its highest rolling annual return in three years. With ASX falling just 2% in June - much less than expected - and the AUD falling 5%, which will boost the AUD value of super fund overseas assets, the outlook is for the index to deliver returns ...

Super investors scrutinise companies over LDC working conditions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
ASX-listed companies are being asked to confront poor working conditions in 'least developed countries' (LDCs), with the release of a paper by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) entitled 'Labour and Human Rights Risks in Supply-Chain ...

Wall Street to stage cyberattack wargame drill

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
Wealth management groups in the US are so concerned about cyber attacks they are staging an all out system wide drill to test their preparedness and countermeasures. The drill, code named Quantum Dawn 2, is set down for 28 June and is being co-ordinated ...

ISN calls for electronic auctions to block HFT leakage

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013

AFA moves into broadcast to promote advice vision

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is in the initial stages of a new broasdcast strategy to raise awareness about the importance of receiving financial advice. The AFA chief executive Brad Fox told Financial Standard that the organisation is ...

Employers divided on internal social media effectiveness

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
While more than 50% of employers are using social media to communicate and build community with their employees, there is little consensus as to which tools are most effective. According to a flash survey by global professional services company Towers ...

CleverSuper launches SMSF platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
Platform provider CleverSuper is attempting to bring advisers and self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) closer together with the launch of a new administration platform. The service is available for a monthly fee and it provides advisers and trustees ...