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Aussies have more faith in super: Mercer

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
Australians are the happiest they've been with the super funds since December 2008, according to new research from Mercer. The Superannuation Sentiment Index shows a nine point rise in overall "sentiment score" between December 2010 and September 2011 ...

Super assets take a hit in September

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
Total super assets grew by 2% to $1.28 trillion in the year ending September 30, despite a drop of just under $50 billion in assets during that month alone. The latest APRA quarterly superannuation figures released yesterday reveal the regulatory performance ...

AFS acquires QLD planning practice

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
Australian Financial Services Group has added a new independent planning practice to its ranks, acquiring QLD-based practice Alps Network to expand the Group's presence in Queensland. Already integrated into the Australian Financial Services Group Limited ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
The Australian dollar rose following the release of data showing the national economy grew strongly in the September quarter. The Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday released the national accounts for the September quarter, revealing growth ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
Australian shares are set to rise as Wall Street bounces back from losses caused by Standard & Poor's threat to downgrade the credit ratings of most eurozone members. At 08010 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was up ...

RBA right to cut rates and correct to hold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
Decisions, decisions. Today's the first Tuesday of the month so it must be "what to do with interest rates" decision time for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The punting is finely balanced with, according to Bloomberg's polling, 13 out of 25 economists ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
Australian shares are set for a modestly stronger start after France and Germany called for a new EU treaty with tougher budgetary rules to deal with the eurozone debt crisis. Stocks markets rose on the proposal, but Wall Street pulled back on reports ...

PJC: Government needs to re-think payday reforms

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
The Government's proposed reforms aimed at tightening controls over payday lenders need to be reassessed, the Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services has found. On 22 September 2011, the House of Representatives referred the Consumer ...

Challenger dominates annuity market

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
It seems 2011 is the year of the annuity with sales of the retirement product closing in on $2 billion for this year alone, according to research by Plan For Life, with Challenger dominating the space. According to the latest figures, the total number ...

BlackRock launches sovereign risk management fund

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
BlackRock Investment Management has launched a new sovereign risk management fund for Australian institutions. BlackRock said its Global Screened Government Bond is supported by the firm's Sovereign Risk Index, and is a proprietary index ranking the ...