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Puke on the punchbowl

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
So near, yet so far. Remember those back of the envelope calculations we did yesterday, Virginia? The one which showed that the S&P 500 is almost there - could reclaim the all-time peak it reached in October 2007 by this weekend or at the most by the ...

ETF market approached $7bn in January

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
The Australian Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) market is approaching $7 billion in assets under management after the industry hit a record high of $6.8 billion at the end of January, according to BetaShares' ETF Review for January. ETFs achieved a 5.9 per ...

AIST appoints CEO

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has named a chief executive officer to replace former CEO Fiona Reynolds who left in January. On Friday the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) said its executive manager of policy ...

Temper, temper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
Can you feel it, can you feel it... can you feel it? Darn right, Virginia! Everywhere you look there seems to be that general sense of optimism that's permeating through every nook and cranny of the financial market world. Seems our work here is done. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street closed mixed and Europe's main stock markets retreated as the Group of 20 finance ministers met amid growing talk of "currency wars". At 0631 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index ...

No fuss transition to 'no frills' super: Sunsuper

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
Sunsuper's transition to MySuper was simple and easy, Sunsuper general manager of Product Andrew Nicholson said after the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) granted the Queensland-based fund the first MySuper authorisation. "Our philosophy ...

Anxiety over 'all-things super' takes toll on MySuper uptake

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
The number of superannuation funds applying for a license to run a MySuper product is likely to fall well short of expectations, according to estimates from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. The application process for the low-cost no-frills ...

ASIC court order against Sydney adviser

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has obtained interim court orders against Sydney financial adviser Gabriel Nakhl. The orders restrain Nakhl from disposing of, dealing with or diminishing certain assets, except in limited circumstances ...

Still pent-up demand as ETFs celebrate record year

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are set to become a much larger part of the Australian wealth creation industry, according InStreet Investments managing director George Lucas. The investment specialist says you only need to look at how developed the ETF ...

Investor 'fear factor' lowest in 40 months

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
Australian investors are less scared then they have been in more than three years, and stock market return expectations are at a 20 month high. Research group Investment Trends today released the findings of its January 2013 Investor Intentions Index ...