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Competition not so super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
A new report just released by Roy Morgan Research (RMR) reveals attempts to introduce competition into the superannuation market are not working. According to the report, only 3 per cent of super fund members have switched funds in the last twelve months ...

Efficiency and social equity best way to fix super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
Improved efficiency and more social equity are the best ways to fix superannuation, not more tax handouts or extra compulsory contributions, according to two major submissions presented to the Henry taxation review. "While the evidence shows there is ...

Mercer adds to outsourcing team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... superannuation market. Panaretos' appointment follows Heather Dawson joining the firm as outsourcing sales leader for Australia and Alex Kleiman as outsourcing sales and marketing manager for multi employer plans last year. David Anderson, Mercer Asia ...

AIG subsidiaries to separate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
The record $A157 billion loss reported by AIG in the US and the resultant fourth rescue package from the US Treasury has resulted in the subsidiaries being quarantined into a special purpose vehicle, possibly in preparation for sale through an IPO. ...

Shenkman Capital now represented Down Under

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
Riding the wave of interest in credit investment opportunities, US credit research specialist Shenkman Capital Management now has representation in Australia. "Credit is clearly a focus for many investors at this time, there is an expectation that credit ...

Parlie inquiry into sales commissions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
Its game on for financial advice in Australia now that Parliament has convened a fast-paced inquiry into the role advisers, commissions and regulatory gaps played in the recent spate of financial services collapses. The Inquiry's wide ranging Terms ...

Invest in debt, but carefully

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
In the aftermath of the credit crunch, big opportunities are presenting themselves in the debt markets provided investors know where to look and how to choose between them. "Markets are now ridiculously cheap. Investors are asking what happened, why ...

Super and pensions under attack

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
It's still open season on Australia's retirement savings system as two more reports have been released attacking the social inequity of superannuation and age pension rules. The Australia Institute has released a research paper that argues superannuation ...

National clearing house shake-up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
As the government moves closer to firming up its plans for how to deliver its national superannuation clearing house, new models are emerging regarding how it could be done. In the May Budget last year, the Rudd government announced it had allocated ...

Don't punish fin services for GFC: Pearce

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
The Federal Opposition said imposing a new round of regulation on the financial services sector as a reaction to the GFC could be counter-productive. Chris Pearce, Shadow minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, yesterday told ...