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Super industry responds to MYEFO

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
Super industry heads have responded to yesterday's MYEFO announcement from the Government with concerns raised about the reliance of super products on the equity markets. As reported yesterday by Financial Standard, Treasurer Wayne Swan released the ...

Europe push-US pull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
Obama in Australia may be providing us, Australians, a bit of a sideshow but for global financial markets, the game hasn't changed. It continues to be one that could be characterised as Europe pushed-US pulled. Europe pushed. Fears of a debt contagion ...

Franklin Templeton launches Australian equity fund

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
Following Franklin Templeton's acquisition of Australian equities manager Balanced Equity Management in July of this year, the firm has launched an Australian equities fund for both retail and institutional investors. The new fund aims to outperform ...

ACSI helps push News Corp negative vote to 35%

ALEX DUNNIN, CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
Pension funds around the world, including the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), last week sent a message to News Corp that contributed up to one-third of votes cast against the current board. Among the board directors to receive ...

APRA drafts new super guidelines

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... (SPGs) to replace existing APRA guidance that it believes will better suit the industry, which currently operates under the SIS Act and Regulations. The draft SPGs are SPG 270 - Contribution and benefit accrual standards for regulated superannuation ...

Planning industry unified on commissions: AMP

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
The Australian planning industry is more unified on the issue of commissions than sister global markets such as Canada and United States, although there are lessons to be learned, according to AMP head. Steve Helmich, AMP's director of financial planning ...

They will deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
The twisting and shouting we witnessed on Wall Street the previous day - with most other financial markets singing "joy to the world" - died down overnight. To be sure, the DJ's didn't turned off the music - they just changed the tune from hip hop ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
The Australian share market was expected to open stronger today, despite the absence of leads from offshore trading overnight. At 0702 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was up 18 points at 4,614. In economics news on Tuesday, the ...

Franklin Templeton acquires Balanced Equity, plans new fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
Franklin Templeton Investments has agreed to acquire Australian equities manager Balanced Equity Management and plans to launch a new fund available to retail and institutional investors. The deal transforms Franklin Templeton Australia from a $7bn ...

Collectible nightmare just an SMSF bad dream

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
The self-managed super fund industry is over-reacting to draft regulations for collectibles, a sector training provider said today. The SMSF Academy, a specialist education body for the SMSF industry, said rule changes on collectables were a necessary ...