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Forrester Cohen builds adviser distribution

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
... John Finucane has been appointed head of distribution for Forrester Cohen. Finucane has over 30 years experience in the third party lending and distribution and will be involved in the group's expansion into the adviser market. Currently, Forrester Cohen ...

Unions, AIST hit back at Abbott comments

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
Unions and super associations have responded to comments from Opposition leader Tony Abbott who blasted union involvement in industry super funds. According to The Australian, Tony Abbott reportedly called industry super funds gravy trains for union ...

Flawed assumptions pushing RRR too high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... total retirement expenditure is so significant that it could lower the target retirement income replacement ratio by one-third, lower the amount of money fund members need to accumulate and reduce the amount of tax subsidies the government needs to fund ...

Gen Y aiming high: REST

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
The majority of Gen Ys have high aspirations for their futures, with two thirds expecting to work as hard, if not harder than their parents to achieve their desired lifestyle. A new survey by REST Super looks at the "wealth style" of 600 18 to 30 year ...

Super funds call key challenges

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
The breadth and pace of regulatory change, ongoing cost pressures and lower real yields in traditional asset classes have been identified as the key challenges facing Australian superannuation. A discussion at recent Centre for Investor Education Fund ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... currency climbed to $US1.3150 ($A1.25) from $1.3113 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets slipped for a third straight day as dealers nervously await Greece's key debt swap while sentiment was also hit by eurozone officials saying the ...

Recycled scares

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... it's Eurostat's report that the Eurozone economy contracted by 0.3% in the fourth quarter, down from a plus 0.1% in the third. The report validated expectations that the region would fall into recession this year. But we also know this. The World Bank ...

AIA partners with AGI

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... The SMSF Master Insurance Plan represents AIA Australia's first targeted offering to the SMSF sector, which represents one third of Australia's $1.3 trillion superannuation pool, according to the Russell Investments / SPAA Intimate with Self-managed ...

New super bill enters parliament

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... entitlements," said Shorten. Also within the bill are proposed new measures about the GST treatment of health supplies paid for by third parties, payments made under a government appropriation, and the Commissioner of Taxation's ability to retain refunds ...

H3 Global wins LG Super mandate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... owned by the Westpac Group. The enhanced beta commodities mandate from Local Government Super in New South Wales is the third institutional mandate awarded to H3 Global in the past two years. "H3 Global has been encouraged by the take up of our enhanced ...