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Cormann blasts ALP over default super

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
The Shadow Minister for Superannuation, Senator Mathias Cormann, has criticised the ALP for failing to support moves to improve competition into the default superannuation fund market. The ALP voted against a coalition motion in the Senate yesterday ...

Health Super to merge with First State

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
Health Super is in merger talks with First State Super to create a $28 billion-plus fund with over 750,000 members - making it one of the largest funds in Australia. Both funds announced an in-principle intention to merge by 30 June next year, subject ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
The Australian market is receiving strongly negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with all key indices and commodities significantly lower. On the ASX24 at 0643 AEDT, the December share price index contract was 68 points lower at 4,645 points. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
Australian markets are expected to open firmer on Thursday, as US equities rebound in afternoon trade on signs of a slow improvement in the American labour market. On the ASX24 at 0615 AEDT, the December share price index contract was 25 points higher ...

The SMSF debt binge

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
Gearing used by self-managed super funds has doubled over the past two years, largely to fund purchases of property, a new study has found. And the debt binge looks set to continue with another 40 per cent of SMSFs ready to embrace gearing over the ...

Bell IXL eyes India Equities

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
National Stock Exchange-listed boutique investment firm, Bell IXL Investments, has made a takeover bid for troubled listed investment company India Equities Fund (INE). Massimo Livio Cellante, managing director of Bell IXL, said in a letter to INE shareholders ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
The Australian market is receiving strong, positive leads from offshore trading overnight. All key indices are higher, as are precious and base metals and oil. The Australian dollar briefly reached parity once more with the US dollar on Tuesday night. ...

Queuing for QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
"...there would appear--all else being equal--to be a case for further action." With these words, US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke virtually ensured that Christmas is coming in November - no ifs, ands, buts or maybes. At least, that's what financial ...

ADB inaugural clean energy bond sale

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) continues its support of clean energy projects after the sale of its first clean energy bonds for AU$239 million. HSBC Securities (Japan) Ltd lead managed the transaction of the bond, which was distributed by more than ...

Telstra Super rates high on CHOICE

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
Telstra Super earns top spot in member satisfaction according to leading consumer advocacy group, CHOICE. Telstra Super earned a customer satisfaction score of 75.7 per cent in the CHOICE Super Satisfaction Survey which assess funds across a range of ...