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The other Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
Here we go again! Just when we all thought that the Greek problem is done and dusted - at least until the next time it needs to be done and dusted - along comes that other Greece, and it's name is Portugal. Warnings galore. Credit-rating agencies went ...

Time to call it quits - again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
Brace yourself people! We might be in for another rough one this week. Gauging from the S&P 500's 1.2 per cent fall on Friday last week, hang on to your hat Australia. This was reportedly triggered by massive falls in the share price of UniCredit -- ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
The Australian stock market has received a positive lead from offshore trading, after Wall Street closed higher and commodities prices settled firmer. At 0807 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was up 34 points at 4,543 points, on ...

Plum adds super lawyer to board

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
Former chair of the Law Council of Australia Superannuation Committee, Peggy Haines, has joined the Plum Superannuation Fund and the Plum Pooled Superannuation Trust as a board trustee. Haines, a senior superannuation and financial services lawyer ...

Superpartners adds risk expert to board

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
Superpartners has made a new appointment to its board of directors, bringing in risk and compliance expert, Merran Kelsall. The superannuation administrator said that Kelsall's passion for corporate governance, strategy and executive coaching made her ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
The Australian market again has received negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall St and European markets ending lower while oil bounced higher. Precious metals fell, and base metals were mixed. At 0719 AEST on the ASX 24, the June ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open marginally stronger on Tuesday, despite the absence of significant leads from offshore trading overnight. On the ASX 24 at 0640 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was 14 points higher at 4,676. ...

Energy Super joins $50bn admin platform

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
Newly merged Energy Super has joined the Independent Fund Administrators and Advisers (IFAA) Acurity administration platform, which boasts QSuper, Telstra Super, and UniSuper as clients. Acurity, which now manages over 2.5 million superannuation members ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open higher on Monday after surprisingly strong jobs data out of the United States on Friday saw overseas markets rise. On the ASX 24 at 0704 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was eight points higher ...

Super fund returns fall again to 5 per cent

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
Volatility is back in vogue for super fund rolling 12 month returns as they have again fallen back to 5.0 per cent for the 12 months to end March 2011. Three and five year returns are even less impressive at just 1.3 and 2.3 per cent per annum respectively. ...