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Vague ANZ wealth strategy disappoints

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
ANZ's Global Wealth and Private Banking division is looking to drive growth in 2013 by getting more out of its existing customers. But chief executive Joyce Philips did not provide a great deal of detail at a much publicised press briefing yesterday ...

Actuaries Institute gives guidance on FCRs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
The Actuaries Institute has released guidance for Financial Condition Reports (FCRs) for superannuation funds. The development of FCRs are in response to increasing complexity and risks in superannuation funds and anticipate APRA's intention bring the ...

End voluntary contribution age limits: Suncorp

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
The Australian superannuation industry must remove age restrictions on voluntary contributions, said Suncorp Life CEO Geoff Summerhays. The super boss says that age barriers to contributions discriminate against older people who want to remain active ...

Interest rates to tumble below 2.5%: BlackRock

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
Interest rates could fall to record lows as the Australian economy struggles against a weaker mining sector and low global growth, according to BlackRock's Australian head of fixed income Stephen Miller. The investment specialist says that the rosy ...

Obama re-election to boost healthcare and banking stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
US President Barack Obama's re-election has removed uncertainty about the direction of banking and healthcare policies posing a raft of opportunities for investors, according to Origin Asset Management's John Birkhold. Four more years of Obama has removed ...

AustralianSuper wins ASFA campaign of the year award

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
AustralianSuper has come out on top at this year's Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Communications Awards, collecting the campaign of the year trophy as well as a number of other accolades. The awards, presented at a cocktail ...

Double-digit Asian equity returns in 2013: BlackRock

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
Now is an opportune moment for investors to take advantage of battered Asian stocks, particularly in more cyclical sectors, according to BlackRock's Andrew Swan. Speaking via video link-up from Hong Kong at a press event yesterday, the head of Asian ...

Professional Associations Super names new chairman

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
Professional Associations Super has appointed Frank Gullone as chairman, it was announced today. The industry super fund oversees around $2 billion of funds under management on behalf of over 420,000 members across RecruitmentSuper, Accountants Super ...

Aging SMSF trustees revert to managed solutions

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
A growing number of self-managed super fund trustees are actively looking to move to a managed fund as they approach retirement, according to legalsuper chief executive Andrew Proebstl. He says that trustees are questioning whether they will have the ...

Euro endurance is lesser of two evils

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
The euro will survive because the financial and social cost of failure is too great, according to UBS's David McMahon. The seemingly insurmountable level of debt in the eurozone remains arguably the single biggest concerns for global investors but McMahon ...