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$10bn CEFC fund gets govt mandate

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... produce required inputs and achieve a benchmark rate of return based on a weighted average of the five-year Australian Government bond rate across the portfolio of investments over time". The CEFC is also expected to focus its portfolio on projects and ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... economics news on Friday, the Commonwealth Bank business sales indicator for March is due for release. Also, the Australian government will auction $600 million of June 2016 Treasury Bonds. In companies news, Hills Holdings holds a shareholder meeting ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... In economics news on Thursday, the NAB business survey for the March quarter will be released. Also, the Australian government will auction $1 billion of Treasury Notes. In companies news, quarterly production reports from Fortescue Metals Group, Woodside ...

Government eyes Islamic finance growth opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
The Australian government has said that the Islamic finance provides a opportunity for growth in the both the Australian financial services sector and the wider economy. Addressing delegates at the first Amanie Australia Islamic Finance Forum in Melbourne ...

CSC launches retirement income pension

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... preservation age of 55 years or older and wish to turn their super into a tax-efficient income stream within the Australian Government super environment. The CSCri offers features such as tax free income payments and withdrawals from the age of 60, tax ...

SPAA urges SMSF auditors to register with regulator

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... accepts an SMSF audit engagement without being registered after this date. The new register is part of the Australian Government's 'Stronger Super' reforms aimed at making the Australian superannuation system more efficient. "The ability to identify ...

There's no bubble in bond markets: Tyndall AM

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... investment is playing a huge role in the price of Australian bonds." Before the GFC, approximately 20-30% of Australian government bonds were held offshore. By 2012, this number had jumped to around 80%. While countries previously viewed as safe havens ...

Ken Henry to join ASX board

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
Former Treasury secretary Ken Henry has been appointed as a non-executive director to the board of the Australian Securities Exchange. Henry will join the board from 1 February, with shareholders set to vote on his appointment at the company's annual ...

Above trend growth bodes well for commodities

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013
... (partial) resolution of the US fiscal cliff issue has also placated short-term fear. On the home front, the Australian government's pre-Christmas decision to abandon a fiscal surplus this financial year removes another downside risk for Australian growth ...

End voluntary contribution age limits: Suncorp

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... working aged people per aged person today. This will see an increase from a quarter to half of all total Australian government spending specifically directed to health, age-related pensions and aged care by 2050. "The writing is on the wall that we must ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:01PM
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:30AM
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:13PM
L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   11:50AM
Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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