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Aging and deleveraging impact long-term growth: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
Aging demographics and an ongoing process of debt deleveraging pose the biggest challenges to investors over the coming years, according to a report by UBS. While cyclical factors tend to dominate day-to-day market movements, according to the asset ...

ANZ launches low-cost super fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
ANZ has launched a new life-cycle super fund that aims to beat the cost of comparable industry and retail funds. ANZ Smart Choice Super automatically adjusts its exposure between growth and defensive assets depending on the member's age and, according ...

BT hires new head of super

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
BT Financial Group (BTFG) has appointed Vicki Doyle as head of retail and corporate superannuation. According to the asset manager, the appointment is part of its strategy to capture the lion's share of the $1.3 trillion super industry. "Superannuation ...

Retirees must invest in equities: State Street

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
Newly retired investors shouldn't underestimate the value of having growth assets in their portfolio, according to State Street Global Advisers (SSgA). Typically when saving for retirement investors are advisers to gradually step back their exposure ...

Beware defensive funds: Towers Watson

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
The explosion in demand for low volatility and defensive equity funds is making these assets too expensive, says Towers Watson's Stephen Miles. The group's global head of equities says the substantial increase in the number of defensive equity products ...

Upgrades to AMP's North platform

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
AMP has made a series of upgrades its North platform and rolled out new branding across its communications. AMP has added the introduction of family fee aggregation (FFA), allowing up to four family members to take advantage of lower fees by combining ...

CCH to handle First Super compliance admin

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
Compliance and reporting specialist CCH has partnered with First Super to help comply with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)'s more extensive reporting requirements. The new rules, which come into force from July 2013, require all ...

Final hour fiscal cliff verdict will be reached: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
The most likely outcome for the US fiscal cliff crisis is a temporary loss of confidence in the markets and a slight dent to economic growth, according to UBS. That is according to a vote at the global asset manager's Cyclical Market Forum, which meets ...

TWU Super appoints new chief executive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
Debora Jackson has been appointed CEO of TWU Super, chairman David Galbally announced today. The appointment follows current CEO Bill McMillin's decision to step down at the end of the year. "The Board is very pleased to have somebody of Debora's calibre ...

CommSec consolidates adviser services

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
CommSec has combined its Core Equity Services and Colonial Geared Investments brands under a new umbrella brand, CommSec Adviser Services. "We are excited by this change as it will enable us to further integrate our products and better support our clients," ...