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Super funds to show long-term returns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
Super funds must provide detailed five and 10-year investment performance records in member statements, not just in annual reports, following new government rules. The new measures mean all returns at an investment option or sub plan level need to be ...

AIG Australia weathering US storm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
AIG Life Australia has withstood the US financial storm to post record increases in sales and customer loyalty, thanks to a communications program that could raise the standard for the level of disclosure customers expect from their insurers. Rather ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
The Australian sharemarket consolidated its position in morning trade, with resources and oil stocks providing the core support after February retail trade and building approval figures had little impact on the market. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Forecasting foibles

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
My forecasts are gloomier than yours! The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has joined the fray of gloomier international forecasters. The World Bank (WB) started to get glum at the start of the year, quickly followed by the ...

Stimulate your package

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... clients that also qualify for the government's co-contribution, they put that $900 into superannuation," said Horsford "That figure will then be multiplied by 1.5 per cent so they can effectively turn that amount into $2,250 and invest it when the markets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly higher after US stocks recovered late in the trading session on positive economic reports. Gold miners may gain on the rise in the precious metal and energy stocks may decline after the oil price ...

Fitzsimons to head MasterKey Custom

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... Information. Around the same time last year, Fitzsimons oversaw nearly $9 billion in funds by 82 clients. He was also a key figure that spearheaded Plum's Escalator program - a superannuation savings scheme that promotes automatic and gradual increases ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to continue to rise on Monday, after United States markets strengthened for the fourth day in a row. At 0704 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 26 points at 3,363. On the ...

SMSFs beat the market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... analysed direct expenses SMSF trustees incur and found the average SMSF pays around $7,000 in expenses per annum. Of that figure, SMSF trustees paid $3,200 in accounting costs, $480 in auditing expenses and roughly $1,600 in advice fees on average per ...

Contributions surge to 25pc of wages

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... a staggering $167 billion, or an amount equivalent to 38 per cent of total wages and salaries. The revised contribution figure, up one-third on previously published numbers, means BetterSuper pumped an extra $64 billion in contributions into super funds ...