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Get on board super reforms: Shorten

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... charged fees as though you are." "MySuper will lift standards that apply to default funds, while maintaining freedom of choice for those members who do wish to take an active role in managing their superannuation." He stressed that MySuper products will ...

The Cup, the RBA and the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... deficit. A trade deficit is a negative contributor to growth. Hey, that's another case for not tightening tomorrow! The other choice is of course to raise interest rates. And boy, wouldn't our big four banks love this! It'll give them an excuse to expand ...

Advisers of tomorrow are 'choice architects'

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
... speak to them as a navigator or designer, they will recognise the value of what advisers do. "They are asking you to be a 'choice architect'. Unless you speak to them like that, they won't know how to value you," said Andrew Inwood, director of Brand ...

Pigs are bacon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
Something out of the "new ordinary" happened overnight. Wall Street climbed at the same time that the US dollar exchange rate went up. My trusted data source - Bloomberg - reported that, "The dollar strengthened against 13 of 16 major counterparts ...

CFS GAM makes a case for raising govt debt

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010
... diversify their reserves, are often permitted only to hold government securities, so there is no public versus private choice for their investments. His views on 'crowding out' are supported by a recent Treasury department working paper, which argues ...

Advisers in clean bill of health

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
Advisers are taking an active approach to their own health, according to the 2010 Zurich Heart Foundation Heart Health Index. One in three advisers have made changes to reduce their risk of heart disease in the last six months with even more reporting ...

RBF-Tas terminates 452 Capital mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
... investment director Suellen Morgan and portfolio manager Mary Feros. "It's a discreet mandate," he said. "We've made a choice on [which manager will manage the funds], but we're just doing the process of due diligence now," he said. The boutique fund ...

Super funds call for new fee paradigm

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... appear an average of 0.7 per cent per annum higher yet fund members would not see this in their returns. Consumer body CHOICE throws their weight into the debate backing AIST's call for fairer fees and better disclosure. "In our submission to the Cooper ...

Advice 'opt in' reforms to dictate platform choice

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
... Macquarie Wrap, BT Wrap and AXA have all improved their platforms in the past 12 months either through broadening product choice or through major technology upgrades. As for advisers looking for help in opt-in arrangements, Heine said it is something ...

Govt to offer more choices on FHSAs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
First Home Saver Accounts (FHSAs) could become more appealing to first home owners following proposed changes released this week. The draft legislation announced by the deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan offers more concessions that will ...