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UK pension funds weaker than Oz

The UK pension funds market posted a second quarter return of 5.1 per cent amid rising fuel prices and weak company earnings affecting the global equities market during the same period. This is, however, the UK pension funds' ninth straight quarter ...

Women retirees worse off than men: Citibank

Women may make better drivers than men but they fail to apply the same level of precaution when it comes to their retirement, at least according to the latest Citibank research on retirement savings. The report, which looked at the retirement savings ...

KPMG State of Investment Management Industry

KPMG has released its annual Investment Management Industry report, highlighting the Super Choice changes to the superannuation and managed funds market. The report focuses on the swathe of new Government regulations, including public education programs ...

Economic roundup

Last week, financial markets received confirmation Australia has crossed over the speed bump it hit in the December quarter of last year through to the first quarter of 2005. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the country's National ...

Industry funds continue to outperform

Industry funds, boosted by lower average fees and investment outperformance in their diversified options, continue to add more member net benefits on average than master trusts, according to research just released by Industry Funds Services. The research ...

Hedge Funds open to the retail market

In response to investor demand for hedge fund strategies Macquarie has opened its hedge fund strategies to retail investors through its Newton Specialist Funds (Macquarie Newton) vehicle. Macquarie Bank division director for its equity markets group ...

Under insurance still too high: Navigator

Despite an ageing population, susceptibility to health problems and record personal debt, too few primary breadwinners have sufficient insurance to protect their families. The result is that under insurance continues to be a real and potential problem ...

Australian financial services globally competitive: Axiss

Axiss Australia has just released its latest benchmark report highlighting Australia as a globally competitive and attractive financial services centre while also being named the World's most resilient economy for the fourth consecutive year. Axiss ...

Economic roundup

Australian economic and survey statistics last week gave credence to the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit's (FSIU) and other market economists' view that business investment and external trade will takeover from housing as the country's growth engine. ...

Economic roundup

Last week, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that the total value of construction work rose by 4 per cent to a record A$22 billion in the June quarter and is up by 6.4 per cent from the same period last year. The latest construction figures ...