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Academic questions Libs' super board independence policy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
The Coalition's plan to introduce stricter rules aimed at ensuring super fund board independence could be counterproductive, according to Sally Wheeler, professor of law at Queen's College, Belfast. Speaking at an event hosted by the Association of ...

Aussie shares best in a generation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... of using index and exchange traded funds that track a broad index to capture market returns. "There is a deep body of academic research that highlights that the single most important decision any investor makes is the asset allocation decision and it ...

Study shows dark pools benefit markets at low volumes

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... improve market quality, according to a new study by Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC). The independent academic centre for capital market research's findings follow concerns from some traders that dark pools threaten the fairness of ...

Brokers tip stocks ahead of public announcement

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... volumes prior to public release of analyst recommendations on associated stocks, according to a study by independent academic researcher Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC). Data showed spikes in trading volume by recommending brokers ...

Study finds dark pools damage market quality

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
... according to new research by Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC). Researchers from the Australian independent academic centre for capital market research looked at off-exchange trading venues - generically known as 'dark pools' - which ...

On austerity, growth and expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... quickly, a position identical to that of most mainstream economists." They also 'consistently' let governments used their academic paper, "Growth in a Time of Debt" as rationale for austerity...since May 2010 (when the paper was published. And oh, I ...

Super will improve under Labor: Shorten

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
The Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten indicated that Labor plans to "improve" super at the sixth Super Roundtable held yesterday as part of the Gillard Government's reform agenda. Shorten hosted the roundtable that brought ...

Only 7% of fund members switched options during GFC: study

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... against superannuation during the economic fallout that caused a major collapse in fund returns, it reinforces previous academic research that found age and income to the most important indicators that a fund member is likely to make active investment ...

EU-wide ban on CDS pointless

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
Academic research from Imperial College found that Credit Default Swap (CDS) spreads are a poor proxy for sovereign default risk, suggesting that the EU-wide ban on naked CDS positions is unlikely to achieve its aims. Lara Cathcart, senior lecturer ...

Super fund return expectations unrealistic

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
Superannuation funds expecting to achieve 3-4% above inflation on their typical balanced options are likely to be disappointed, according to Credit Suisse Private Banking's David McDonald. The head of strategy and research for Australia told journalists ...