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Super funds urge MySuper rethink

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
There are better ways to deliver the aims of MySuper than those currently being explored by the government, super fund experts said. Shifting the focus from fees to the total profit that funds extract from MySuper products and even limiting that amount ...

Annuities help combat longevity risk: Cooper

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
Jeremy Cooper, the newly appointed chair of Challenger Retirement Income, spoke at an adviser roadshow about the threats of longevity, inflation and market risks on retirement savings, raising concerns that most portfolios are too equities-focused in ...

Super industry warned of hack attacks

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
One of Australia's top fraud cops has warned that the wealth-management industry is a sitting duck for cyber crime and must take steps to safeguard itself against future attack. Detective-Inspector Bruce van der Graaf of the NSW Police Fraud Squad shocked ...

Hedge research warns against poor risk analytics

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
New research from the US on hedge funds suggest managers with smarter risk analytics embedded within their investment approach will emerge as this year's mandate winners. In a January US survey of investor concerns, three out of four respondents want ...

Queensland funds offer members help

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
ESI Super and SPEC Super have developed a dedicated Flood Relief Package that offers information and advice to members who have been affected by the floods. The package includes a free financial assistance webinar offering information on financial issues ...

Year of the Bunny

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
Christian Szell: Is it safe?... Is it safe? Babe: You're talking to me? Christian Szell: Is it safe? Babe: Is what safe? Christian Szell: Is it safe? Babe: I don't know what you mean. I can't tell you something's safe or not, unless I know specifically ...

60 Minutes deception

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
"Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!" This quotation from Sir Walter Scott first made its way into my psyche during the global financial crisis. I don't think I need to explain the mammoth deception that went on that gave ...

ATO to review 10,000 SMSFs

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
... scrutiny on SMSF funds and trustees follows on from the latest Auditor Contravention Reports, which highlighted the potential danger of providing financial assistance to members or relatives for trustees. According to the ATO, instances of a SMSF trustee ...

Danger everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
"Danger, Will Robinson!" Lost in Space's Robot B9 is back, warning of danger, danger... everywhere. Danger in Europe, Will Robinson. The a,-85 billion band-aid given to Ireland has failed to stop its haemorrhage. Irish 10-year bond yields have climbed ...

Rediscovering our Indian Ocean character

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
Australia needs to quickly rediscover its Indian Ocean character and not only consider itself a "Pacific" country, according to a leading investment strategist. In a wide ranging interview with the Financial Standard, Capetown-based Investec strategist ...