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BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
Move on people, there wasn't a lot of shaking that went on in Wall Street last night. The US equity market closed almost as flat as pancake after the US Commerce Department released the latest update on retail sales that - once again - could be interpreted ...

China not heading for a property bust

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
Talks of a property bubble in China are overstated as the Chinese government has introduced new home ownership and lending rules to cool the market, said an investment expert. "I don't think we have a bubble yet," said Samantha Ho, investment director ...

Shorten takes on superannuation portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
Bill Shorten, former Parliamentary secretary for disability services and AustralianSuper and Victorian Funds Management Corporation director, has been appointed minister for superannuation while former superannuation minister Chris Bowen takes on the ...

Securities lending back at pre-GFC levels

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
The securities lending market has largely recovered after freezing up during the GFC, an industry official says. During the financial crisis, a number super funds curtailed or even cancelled their securities lending programs as an intense debate over ...

CB thoughts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
"But where do you go to my lovely When you're alone in your bed Tell me the thoughts that surround you I want to look inside your head, yes I do." -- Peter Sarstedt We, mere mortals, watching the financial market's daily gyrations and the regular drip ...

No easy fit for health insurance: super

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
Super funds offering health insurance as a bundled product would be an ideal evolution of the savings and healthcare industries, but achieving this goal is a long way off - if it ever happens, insurers say. Jeremy Cooper, chair of the Super System Review ...

Member engagement still strong: Russell

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
Member engagement with super is at a healthy level across a range of super activities - not just investment choice, a survey of Russell SuperSolution's 56,000 strong membership shows. Justine de Mestre, director of member services for Russell Investments ...

AIST research exposes flaws in asset-based fee model

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
There are significant weaknesses in the concept of asset-based fees as a means of remuneration for fund managers, according to new research by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) in conjunction with actuary RiceWarner. The asset ...

ASFA principles recommend super industry changes

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
The rising importance of superannuation in the economy and members growing reliance on their super's performance have formed the basis for the latest ASFA Policy principles report, released this week. The principles report, which is updated annually ...

The future of super: Cooper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
Super funds looking more like banks, the transformation of advice as intra-fund advice takes flight, and defined contribution (DC) plans having their own regulatory arm - these are some of the outlooks for super over the next 10 to 20 years, according ...