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Max Super reloads for 2008

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
Online super fund max Super has revised its business model with a shift in focus towards corporate super with a revamped website due in the coming weeks. David Williams, general manager at Max Super, said the company was pleased with the personal super ...

Cut super tax, boost co-contribution

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2008
The government's 15 per cent contributions tax on superannuation guarantee payments should be reduced and the co-contribution policy revamped to boost national saving levels, suggests two major finance industry bodies. The Association of Superannuation ...

Industry funds biggest losers from switching

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
Industry super funds reaped the least switching gains at the end of last year, as they reported for the first time a negative net share of superannuation switching behaviour, a new survey by Roy Morgan shows. During the six months leading up to September ...

EM property posts Q4 boom

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
The emerging markets property sector continues to outdo the developing markets property sector, according to a Standard & Poor's report. The Standard & Poor's Global Property & REIT Quarterly report found the S&P/Citigroup Global Property Index fell ...

HFA clears up MFS links

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
HFA Holdings was forced to clarify its relationship with MFS Group, stating HFA has no operating or business relationship with the company, after MFS' share price continued its nosedive. In a statement, the HFA Holdings (HFA) board said HFA's share ...

Conflicting rate calls

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
There's growing expectation among European economists that the European Central Bank (ECB) will be forced to follow the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England and start lowering interest rates. Ironically, iterations from executive board member Juergen ...

K2 to tread lightly in 2008

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
Boutique fund manager K2 Asset Management's international absolute return funds have reported positive returns to date, but the first half of 2008 may soon prove to be the toughest challenge yet for its investors. K2's Select International Absolute ...

Sub-prime not such a CAD after all

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
While Australian exports are booming and industry is rolling along so well that their biggest complaint is why there is too little labour supply, our high current account deficit (CAD) means we are more vulnerable than we think, no matter how much we ...

Perpetual FUM falls by $700m

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
Diversified fund manager Perpetual Limited takes a $700 million hit in its funds under management (FUM) in December due to dampened investor sentiment. Perpetual announced that its FUM at the end of last year totalled $37.2 billion - 1.9 per cent lower ...

Govt urges auto-rolling of $9.7bn lost super

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
The Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Nick Sherry, has suggested an automatic rollover system for lost super to help reduce the number of unclaimed super accounts, which now stands at nearly $10 billion. He urged the Federal Government ...