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CPSA brands super centre wasteful

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... get close to adequately protecting the interests of consumers, according to the Combined Pensioners & Superannuants Association (CPSA). In providing funding, the government claims to have recognised a need to ensure an on-going focus on members' interests ...

Schroders wins top fund manager award

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... Manager Award in Sydney last night. The event, held at Sydney's Doltone House, was hosted by the Australian Fund Manager Association for the 14 th year in a row. Greg Cooper, the chief executive of Schroders said it was exciting to win the award and ...

SMARTpension receives five-star rating

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
SMARTpension, the pension division of industry super fund Professional Associations Super, has been awarded CANSTAR's five-star rating for "outstanding value" in 2012. One of only seven funds to receive a five-star rating for members with medium ($400,000) ...

AFA: Productivity Commission caves in to Shorten's pressure

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... Productivity Commission has succumbed to Shorten's pressure and let all Australian workers down, according to the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). The Productivity Commission's (PC) final report into default superannuation arrangements, released ...

Good US housing news is real good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... US housing boom of the mid-2000's would last forever. Here was what David Lereah, chief economist of the National Association of Realtors declared back in April 2006, "Home sales will move up and down somewhat over the remainder of the year but stay ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... Australia assistant governor (Financial System) Malcolm Edey is due to speak at the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Annual Australia Conference in Sydney while RBA board member and QIC chief economist John Edwards is to deliver ...

It's raining, it's pouring good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... output may not still be going gangbusters but it's heading in the right direction. Wait there's more. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index rose to 41 in October - the sixth straight month of increase and the highest ...

Super fund launches mobile site

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
Professional Associations Super has launched a new mobile site for members of Recruitment Super, Accountants Super and Australian Enterprise Super enabling them to access information about their superannuation account via their mobile phone. The move ...

Investors must push for PE transparency

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... reporting templates for firms wishing to comply with reporting guidelines outlined by the International Limited Partners Association (Ilpa). Blackburn says that continued market volatility is likely to see greater demand for alternative assets classes ...

Hultgren appointed MDRT Australia chairman

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... was formed in 1927 when 32 life insurance agents who had each sold at least $1 million in life insurance formed an association to promote high-standard and professional approaches to life insurance sales and service. The group now boasts 38,000 members ...