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Medcraft calls for international super benchmarking

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... asset allocation disclosure on member statements, saying in March this year that simply reporting major holdings leaves "room for cynicism". Appearing before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services, yesterday he urged ...

Super funds look to banks on social media

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... options available. Banks have also managed to work within regulation and compliance edicts, indicating there is plenty of room for super fund growth, Buchan found.

AIST working to improve board gender imbalance

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... typically have greater female representation than other super fund boards, as well as corporate boards, there is still plenty room for improvement. Currently, representation of females on the boards of not-for-profit funds stands at around 21%. "The ...

Research: Australian private banks fall behind

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... remains wide open with no dominant player, although churn numbers are on the rise and money is, "on the march," indicating room for customer acquisition.

Super funds urged to disclose director and exec pay

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... practice in disclosing remuneration and ensuring transparency around the operations of their boards and executive, there is room for improvement elsewhere," said Reynolds. "Not-for-profits funds already lead the industry in terms of long-term performance ...

Instant replay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... interest rates unchanged as expected. Yes, everybody guessed correctly. Duh! It remained at zero - surely there's no more room for cuts and more certainly, no one's thinking of the BOJ jacking up rates at this time. So duh! However, the BOJ did show ...

ASIC, FPA, and FOS address shadow shopper report

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... ASIC spokespeople in attendance to explain report findings. "This Shadow Shopper initiative again signals that there is room for improvement in delivering good advice. The Report is intended as an educational tool for the profession to help support continuous ...

ASIC calls for detailed disclosure on holdings of super funds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... to provide detailed breakdowns of asset allocation in member statements, saying simply reporting major holdings leaves room for cynicism. The rise of the self-managed super fund (SMSF) does not correlate with the simplistic attitude that the Australian ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... plans to cut spending. Mr Spooner said a key focus for investors would be whether the budget tightening measures allow room for additional rate cuts by the Reserve Bank and help weaker areas of the two speed economy. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation ...

Europe push-US pull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... confidence aren't worsening no more. And if perchance they do, good vibrations from moderating inflation may give the Fed some room for action if necessary. US headline consumer price inflation declined by 0.1 in the month of October - better than the ...