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Reversal of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... shops' doors. The biggest monthly job gain has turned into the biggest monthly job loss - minus 36,100 -- in exactly a decade (employment dropped by 44,200 in March 2003) and more than four times less than expectations. Plus, the unemployment rate rose ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
Australian stocks look set to open stronger after gains on Wall Street and European markets. At 0657 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was 11 points higher at 4,980 points, with 4,710 contracts traded. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Superannuation reforms will affect few: ASFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... around 4.75%, the amount of assessable income reported to the ATO is unlikely to exceed 5% of account balance for the next decade in almost all cases and therefore, the tax is likely to affect few individuals, ASFA said. The organisation said that, for ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on Wall Street. At 0755 AEDT on Friday, The June share price index futures contract is 16 points higher at 4,928, with 5,088 contracts traded. In economic news on Friday, the Australian Office ...

Climate change already affecting investments: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013

Perpetual completes wrap platform overhaul

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... wrap platform is now complete with group executive Mark Smith saying he expects substantial adviser growth over the next decade. The announcement comes 18 months after the asset manager appointed Macquarie Investment Management to oversee major administration ...

Elana Rubin retires from AustralianSuper board

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
AustralianSuper chair Elana Rubin announced her retirement from the fund's board, effective April 5. Heather Ridout will take over as chair when Rubin's term finishes. Ridout has been a director at AustralianSuper since 2007, is currently a director ...

Elders hires WA regional manager

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
Elders Financial Planning has appointed Albert Di Sabatino as regional manager for Western Australia, which it says is an important step in a push for expansion in the region. According to Elders Financial Planning chief executive Helen Lorigan, Di ...

SMSFs on track to reach $500bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
The self managed super fund segment is on track to break through $500 billion by June this year, according Deloitte Actuaries and Consultants. Pushing them through this threshold is the strong rebound in equity markets that holds an estimated one-quarter ...

Super members fail to top-up amid 'perfect storm'

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
As many as two thirds of Australians are failing to make extra superannuation contributions to meet the expected shortfall in retirement funding, a new report commissioned by Club Plus Super shows. According to the report, an increasing number of people ...