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Employer super contributions down as jobless figure rises

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
Employer superannuation contributions saw their biggest fall in the 2013 June quarter since the global financial crisis, according to Financial Services Council (FSC) chief economist James Bond. The FSC's Bond Report put the figure at $489 million ...

Wonderully dreadful set of numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... (annual) growth three months prior.A More important, this had been achieved despite the slowdown in China - yes, Australia's big brother without whom we're cactus - and emerging markets, middling US growth and virtually zero growth in Europe.A Need I ...

Trophy infrastructure assets too expensive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... have led him to believe that the largest and best quality assets are "quite expensive in most places around the world." "The big trophy infrastructure assets have been bid up significantly, with a number of deals closed at much higher multiples than ...

NAB hangs on to custody of UBS GAM

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
... and State Street has made the custody market an increasingly competitive place to do business. Last year, NAB lost some very big customers. QSuper took its monstrous FUM of more than $43 billion to State Street in March 2012, while BNP Paribas won custody ...

Data security emerging as a superannuation risk

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
... security protocols as their online transaction volumes increased, the same will happen to super funds. "But there is obviously a big difference between what the big four banks and super funds do online," said Muscat. Muscat said a first step for super ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after European bourses made sharp gains on upbeat Chinese and eurozone economic data, and receding investor concerns over a US intervention in Syria. Wall Street was closed for the Labor Day public holiday. ...

30 days hath September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
... of these. But boo hoo hoo.A I cry too, not because the RBA won't be cutting rates today - but I cry for those who saw the big market gains on the first trading day of September...and missed out. Oh well, September's not done yet.A You know the rhyme,A ...

Citi surges but NAB still top dog custodian

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
Citigroup has seen a huge surge in assets under custody (AUC) in the first half of 2013, growing by more than 20% to $213.28 billion, according to half-yearly sector figures released by the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA). Citi now ...

Deutsche Bank dismisses mining fears

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... against a pretty soft backdrop. China's looked like its slowing, Europe has only started strengthening and in Australia we had a big hit to our nominal incomes from that commodity price fall in the September quarter," Baker continued. Deutsche Bank was ...

New $9 million super research facility opens

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... disciplinary research with the objective of making a difference. Where superannuation is concerned we will be applying our skills in big data analytics, financial mathematics, real options, risk modeling, social science and behavioural economics." CSIRO ...