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Responsible investment takes centre stage at ASFA conference

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
Socially responsible investment took centre stage at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) 2013 National Conference in Perth this week. Speaking at the opening plenary session, international celebrity human rights lawyer Geoffrey ...

Government scraps Super Charter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
... superannuation will achieve a broadly similar outcome without the bureaucracy of a Council." The initiative was still at an early stage. A Charter Group was set up in May 2013, and a report with recommendations on how to structure the Charter and Council ...

NZICA and ICAA members approve merger plans

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013

Mercer gets approval for MySuper product

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... investment portfolio, with a number of investment options that automatically change the mix of assets to match members' life stage and ability to take on risk. Mercer has grouped members in five year age bands to better adapt to members' circumstances. ...

University academics to access advice research grants

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
... (FPEC) and the Financial Planning Association (FPA). The first round of the grants will be awarded in March 2014 after a two stage application process. Initial expressions of interest will be accepted from November and the deadline for those will be ...

Baird proposes tax changes for NSW infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
... WestConnex tunnel. Baird said he hopes work on this controversial project to commence within the next 12 to 15 months. The three stage process will see the NSW Government take the initial risk. The second stage will allow investors such as super funds ...

Investment still lagging despite confidence surge: RBA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
... what extent or when these more favourable trends in confidence will translate into intends to spend and employ." "At this stage the available information suggests that the broad investment intention in the business community remains subdued," Stevens ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... year. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said the Australian market was responding to the jobs data. "We're really now at that stage where the market is very stimulus-dependent. This (jobs) number suggests they (the US Federal Reserve) probably won't start ...

TAL life chief actuary to head global association

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... this outstanding achievement and for his significant contributions to the profession both in Australia and on the global stage," he added.

Pre-retirees won't meet goals without equities

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... been advised to reduce their equity exposure to close to zero as a significant loss in the volatile asset class at that stage of their life could leave them no time to make it back before they retire. But with life expectancy increasing and cash and ...