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MLC awards mandate to Presima

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... $27.2bn in funds under management. MLC chief investment officer Jonathan Armitage said: "Presima's track record of delivering above benchmark returns over the last five years, when most global property managers have lagged, supports our research that ...

Use super to help pay health costs: CEDA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... than just official commonwealth funding the bill balloons to an estimated $120 billion, most of which is consumed by people above 50 years of age. This intersection between high cost consumers of healthcare and the people who own most of the equity in ...

LUCRF ramps up advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
... demonstrate members the implications of eventual choices," White said. The fund has divided members between those who are above 50 and those who are below in order to provide more tailored advice. "Those who are past 50 are preparing for retirement and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... 346,000 last week, well below the 365,000 expected by analysts. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets rose and the euro rallied above $US1.31, as traders seized on news of a successful Italy bond auction and a strong drop in new US unemployment claims. ...

Can't lose

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... tears. He's not going to do that now...at least not until the US unemployment rate hits 6.5% or below and/or inflation rises above 2.5%. These are the signposts markets should be watching. So why, oh why do speculators still speculate on Fedspeak? It's ...

CFS fund celebrates 5-year anniversary with aplomb

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... Australian share market over the past five years, the fund has also achieved its income objectives of returning at least 2.5% above the dividend yield of the S&P/ASX 100 Index over a rolling three year period," he said. The fund has outperformed the ...

Missing the forest for the trees

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... higher. The ISM non-manufacturing index disappointed too - and don't let anyone tell you that the March reading remains above 50 indicating that the services sector continues to expand. These were punctuated the oh-so-very-much disappointing US non-farm ...

Low balance members hit with fees under super changes

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... starting July 1, 2014, all new earnings on assets supporting income streams such as superannuation pensions and annuities above $100,000 per year will be taxed at the same concessional rate of 15% that applies to earnings in the accumulation phase. Andrew ...

Government announces key super reforms

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... Starting July 1, 2014, all new earnings on assets supporting income streams such as superannuation pensions and annuities above $100,000 per year will be taxed at the same concessional rate of 15% that applies to earnings in the accumulation phase, Shorten ...

Kim playing Duke Nukem is the bigger worry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... 56 in the previous month. Markets expected a dip to only 55.5. No, we won't let the fact that the March reading remains above 50 - indicating that the services sector is still expanding - get in the way of our horror story either. Let's again assume ...