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Australia becomes fourth largest pension pool

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
Australia now has the world's fourth largest pension pool after superannuation assets relative to GDP rose to 101% in 2012, according to a Towers Watson report. According to the Towers Watson Global Pension Assets Study, Australian superannuation assets ...

Super funds post stellar returns - AREITs on top

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
Super fund returns continued their astounding recovery during December as the SelectingSuper Workplace default option index climbed to a 32-month high of 12.1%, the latest Rainmaker analysis shows. The positive result has been driven by the recent strong ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite falls on Wall Street and many European bourses overnight with investors still unnerved by US gross domestic figures. Investors were surprised by the US Commerce Department figures showing the world's ...

Conservative financial services job market in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
Most firms will be reluctant to add to their headcount and staff will be cautious about changing jobs in 2013, according to eFinancialCareers. The financial services recruitment firm said recruitment growth would be limited to areas such as regulatory ...

DomaCom GPS increases software footprint

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
New platform entrant DomaCom is increasing its' planning software user numbers with over 250 advisers across 190-plus firms now registered and using its free planning software. DomaCom is using a free trial of its Guided Planning System (GPS) - following ...

New CFO for AMP Capital

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
Fund manager AMP Capital has found a new chief financial officer to replace Jim Dawson, who is leaving at the end of next monthAMP Capital today said that Margaret Payn would take over from Dawson from the end of February. As part of AMP Capital's senior ...

Steady as she goes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
Financial markets were on wait mode overnight - waiting for the Fed's verdict on monetary policy. And they had fun while waiting, for most souls expect the US central bank to continue what it's been since last September - bribing the bears into hibernation ...

Media super ups disclosure, lodges MySuper application

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
Media Super has lodged an early application with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority to offer a low cost investment option under the Federal Government's MySuper reforms. The reform, part of the Gillard Government's overhaul of Australia's ...

Insurers to exit risky fixed income positions: BlackRock

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
Insurers will re-examine their allocations to fixed income assets in 2013 as low interest rates put pressure on profitability, according to BlackRock's global insurance outlook. David Lomas, head of BlackRock's financial institutions group, expects ...

Mixed outlook for Aussie dollar

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
While each commentator at this morning's Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum agreed that the investment in the mining sector had peaked, they found it harder to reach a consensus on the direction of the Australian dollar. Addressing an audience ...