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One fund to fight lost super

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
Eligible rollover fund AUSfund is calling for the creation of a single ERF to combat lost super as "structural efficiencies" and high fees continue to hamper the system. AUSfund, which has HESTA, AustralianSuper, CBUS and HOST-PLUS among its clients ...

Super without worries

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
... taking their lead from a recovering global economy, the question becomes: is it worth paying the cost of capital protection? Cam Cimino, general manager, licensee service and support at AXA, said the key about the product is not so much on how it protects ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
The Australian share market was three per cent lower around noon after Wall Street suffered its biggest loss in two months on a bleaker-than-expected forecast for the world economy. At 1228 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 119.8 points, or 3.06 ...

GFC highlights five-year outperformers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
In 2004, Greece held the Olympic Games, Coldplay's Clocks was on top of the charts and, if you invested $1,000 in Perennial, Prime Value or Fidelity's Australian equities fund, that same capital would be worth over $1,700 today. Rainmaker Information ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
The Australian share market was marginally higher at noon, led by BHP Billiton and Fortescue Metals, as investors question whether equities will rise at the pace of recent months. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up nine points, or 0.23 per ...

GFC drives insurance awareness: AXA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
A new survey found 7 per cent of Australians took out additional insurance since the financial crisis began and the number of those who felt they were "very well insured" halved. The AXA 2009 Protection Report found the number of respondents that said ...

REST members get $74m boost

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
Members of the $13 billion REST Superannuation received $74 million from the Government through co-contributions in the last financial year. REST, the industry fund for retail employees, said members are generally making the most out of their super ...

Charter needs legislative backing: ISN

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
The Industry Super Network welcomed IFSA's Super Charter but added the association's response needs legislative and regulatory backing. The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) released the Super Charter which outlines a new way to pay ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after a second day of falls on Wall Street as disappointing economic data gave investors a reason to continue to sell stocks. At 0721 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index ...

Super is a good idea but needs fixing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
Superannuation is a good idea but the design of the system to implement it is regressive and flawed, argues Julian Disney, social justice law professor and long time researcher and campaigner on equity issues. Disney said the difficulty is that while ...