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Recession over, now for the recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
"The Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research met yesterday by conference call. At its meeting, the committee determined that a trough in business activity occurred in the U.S. economy in June 2009. The trough marks ...

ATO tackles SMSF fraud risk

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
The ATO has taken measures to protect fund members from losing their super savings, as threats to SMSFs, one of the biggest segments in the superannuation industry, become more sophisticated. "The fraud that occurs happens when they get someone's name ...

Super segmentation comes of age

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010
... opposed to the formally used Gen X, Gen Y, and Baby Boomers, arguing that it takes more than the year a person was born to determine what their super profile is. The new segments relate to the actual financial position of members with the survey suggesting ...

Unions threaten strikes with BBC pension reforms looming

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010

More governance needed on remuneration

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... bonuses. Byrne said the research would be used by ACSI's super fund members to ensure they have empirical evidence to determine how effectively boards are dealing with executive pay issues.

Instreet closes Reliance strategies

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
Instreet has closed two if its Reliance funds following slow inflows from advisers and investors. George Lucas, managing director at Instreet, said the Instreet Reliance Commodities Fund was wound up at the end of March. Meanwhile, the Instreet Reliance ...

Lookin' good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
... are factored out. For better or for worse, tomorrow's actual print of the US non-farm payrolls report for August could determine whether Wall Street's newfound optimism is sustained or fizzles.

Fuld me twice

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
Almost two years after the failure of Lehman Brothers sent global markets into the tailspin that would eventually become the GFC, shamed former chairman and chief executive of the bank, Dick Fuld, fronted a Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) ...

Fiduciary duty goes beyond APLs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
A Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) case hearing concluded that just because a product is within a planning group's approved products list (APL) doesn't mean they have fulfilled their fiduciary duty - prompting top researchers to talk about the role ...

Spoilt for investment choice

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... pressure on the fees charged to members. "In the post-Cooper Review phase, it would appear timely for super funds to determine whether there is potential for cost savings by reducing the number of investment options they offer," he said. Fiona Reynolds ...