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Active management offers little value: Towers Watson

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... the focus on active management and getting a better result for the end-user by setting up the Thinking Ahead Group with plans to publish a benchmarking report early next year.

AustralianSuper to double size of in-house investment team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
The largest super fund in the country, AustralianSuper, plans to double the size of its in-house investment team by 2015, setting a fresh template on how mega-super funds in the future could start managing their multibillion-dollar portfolios. Over ...

CBA 'open-minded' about Bitcoin

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
... that allows customers to withdraw money from an ATM without a card. In a wide-ranging speech Narev also discussed CBA's plans to expand overseas. "Two weeks ago," he said, "I had what is always a pleasure, which is visiting the 2,500 staff we've got ...

Australian family businesses lag global counterparts

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
... Australian respondents planned to sell or float their business, compared to just one in five globally, and only 24% have plans to pass on management to the next generation - a reversal of the 2012 survey where more Australian family businesses wanted ...

NAB confirms final pricing for Great Western IPO

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... at a price of US$18 per share. Gross proceeds realised by NAB will be US$288 million. As announced on 29 August 2014, NAB plans to sell all of its ownership of GWB over time, subject to market conditions. The timing of subsequent sales of GWB shares ...

US private sector super coverage just 50pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
... stuck on about 50%, reveals updated analysis from the Investment Company Institute (ICI). In the study 'Who Gets Retirement Plans and Why, 2013' the ICI found that most workers who are likely to have the ability to save for retirement do so only through ...

AFA names 10th Rising Star Award winner

ALICE URIBE  |  SUNDAY, 12 OCT 2014
Benjamin Budge of My Wealth Solutions has been named the 2014 AFA Rising Star of the Year at the AFA National Adviser Conference in Cairns. The award, now in its 10th year, was presented by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and ANZ Wealth ...

Two-fifths forced into retirement before financially ready

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
The best laid retirement plans are often outdone by illness or redundancy with new research from Mercer showing that 40% of Australians are forced into retirement before they are financially ready. According to the report, retirees will outlast their ...

ANU divests seven companies, seeks equities manager

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
... holdings in seven mining companies, following a review of its domestic equity investments. The university also announced it plans to outsource its domestic equity investment management operations, and is looking for an 'enhanced index manager' who can ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
... could be reached." Rio Tinto rose $2.04 to $59.63. Meanwhile, BHP Billiton added 74 cents to $33.44, a day after it unveiled plans to slash its iron ore production costs by a quarter. Newcrest shares gained 22 cents to $10.18 after the gold miner confirmed ...