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AFA opens Adviser of the Year nominations

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
The Association of Financial Advisers, in partnership with Zurich, has opened nominations for the 2012 AFA Adviser of the Year Award. The Award is celebrating its 10th year of recognising the best advisers in Australia. "Zurich partnered with the Association ...

PM rejects lifting retirement age to 70

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
The Prime Minister has rushed to dismiss calls to increase the retirement age to 70, even though unlocking labour force participation for women and older people is seen as one the best approaches to boosting productivity and GDP. The Grattan Institute ...

Super FUM up 3.6pc

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
The value of superannuation FUM is up 3.6% in the year to March 2012 to reach $1.38 trillion, tracking the growth rate of GDP that was announced yesterday. Public sector funds are, however, growing almost 4-times faster as 14%, reflecting cash injections ...

Perpetual argues for insto outcome focus

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
Asset class specialisation may have gone too far for the current volatile environment, according to one manager, who says current asset allocation structures are too focused on diversifying at stock level rather than required outcomes. The current method ...

MLC model shows social benefit of Budget

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
Impending tax and superannuation changes will benefit the majority of Australian workers, according to MLC, which has conducted modelling showing the impact on a range of salary brackets. "If we assume all proposals become legislated, our analysis shows ...

New switching device cuts latency

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
Trading times are on the brink of becoming even quicker with today's launch of the world's fastest switching device with a latency of 130 nanoseconds. "There was a time not that long ago when nobody cared about network devices and they were viewed as ...

Platform satisfaction on the rise

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
Platform providers' $130m investment in technology is showing strong benefits with advisers' satisfaction reaching the highest level recorded in nine years, according to a new report by Investment Trends. Investment Trends have been tracking planners' ...

SuperStream levy unclear

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
The Financial Services Council has raised concerns on the expenditure of monies levied on the industry to pay for SuperStream and the manner in which they are to be raised. Speaking at public hearings of the Parliamentary Joint Committee Inquiry into ...

NSW universities face $4.3bn in super liabilities

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
The New South Wales auditor-general has cited a "critical need" for NSW universities to negotiate funding arrangements for superannuation liabilities with the Australian Government, after an audit of the state's 10 universities. The affected schemes ...

Investors missing the eurozone silver lining

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
In the steady stream of bad news flowing out of the eurozone, investors might not be looking for the silver lining, said senior investment heads at Franklin Templeton. "From a bottom-up standpoint, we believe significant investment opportunities still ...