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AustralianSuper wades into politics

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
The chief of Australia's largest industry fund, AustralianSuper, is urging politicians, especially the independents, to rank superannuation adequacy high on the agenda as negotiations progress to form the next government. Ian Silk, chief executive of ...

Investors call planners to charge performance-based fees

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... Performance-based fees have traditionally been the domain of fund managers - but research shows a growing number of investors are urging financial planners to start adopting this fee structure. Mark Johnston, principal of research firm Investment Trends ...

SuperStream to deliver $20bn in savings

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... reforms expected to save super funds up to $20 billion over the next decade. John Brogden, chief executive of the FSC, is urging the Government and Opposition to guarantee SuperStream would be put in place by 2012 so super funds, administrators and employer ...

Structured prod issuers must disclose risks: ASIC

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... to pull their money out of the product before maturity, said ASIC. The regulator has released a fact sheet for consumers urging them to consider a number of factors before investing in these products. George Lucas, managing director at Instreet, which ...

SEC hunts BP oil spill scammers

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... "oil fluidiser technology", allegedly licenced to ACT's wholly-owned subsidiary for the cleanup. The SEC has been actively urging investors to err on the side of caution, and released a list of factors to consider before investing in possible scams. ...

Too much insurance erodes savings

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
... amount of cover is in place for their circumstances. As part of the end of the financial year "super spring clean", PAS is urging its members to consolidate their super into one fund, to bring together their life, TPD insurance and retirement savings ...

Wealth transfer strategies top adviser books

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
... overall strategy for me?" he said. The issue of wealth strategy transfers is not new, and many other dealer groups are urging their advisers to look into the sector. Securitor, one of the largest financial planning groups in the country, recently mapped ...

Hold, Fold or Run

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
... else's gain. This brings us to coin-in-the-fountain number two -- China. US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is in Beijing urging China to reduce its trade barriers and allow the yuan to appreciate. "You must be dreaming," was Chinese President Hu Jintao's ...

Global investors push for corruption info

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... international fund managers, pension funds and super funds representing more than $1.7 trillion have written to 21 major companies urging them to improve their disclosure of bribery and corruption risks. The investors asked companies from eight sectors ...

Raising SG could impact regional companies

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
... government needs to ensure that these proposed changes do not have a negative effect on them or their employees." The fund is urging the government to "open the lines of communication" with small businesses, particularly those in rural and regional Australia ...