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Government to hold public forums on Super Charter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
The Federal Minister for Superannuation Bill Shorten has encouraged interested parties to attend a public forum on the future Charter of Superannuation Adequacy and Sustainability. The Gillard government announced its intention to create the Super Charter ...

Careful of the recession you wish for

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
More often than not, it's good to know that one is in good company. I bet not a few of you gentle readers believed more the "Fed would unwind soon" headlines than this column's musing that, "that time is not yet". Yeah, the equity markets' performance ...

Local funds ignore US $10.6tr pension market

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
Homegrown fund managers should cast their net to the wider $10.6 trillion pension market in the US, just one of the global opportunities they can use the broaden their client base. Brett Himbury, head of $40 billion Industry Funds Management (IFM) ...

SMSF growth slows on low super system confidence

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
A lack of confidence in the superannuation system is slowing the growth of the self-managed super fund (SMSF) market, according to Jordan George, technical development and policy manager at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). Speaking ...

Wealth of opportunities for Aussie asset managers overseas

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
Industry Funds Management (IFM) chief executive Brett Himbury has urged Australian investment managers to take advantage of the huge opportunity of taking their expertise overseas. Addressing delegates at the annual Financial Standard Sales & Marketing ...

ASFA warns govt against Super raid

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has warned the government that any plans to raid superannuation would have a grave effect on public confidence. The comments come in light of speculation that the government may be planning ...

Facebook users moving on

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
Just as wealth management and superannuation marketers have begun adapting to social media platforms such as Facebook, signs are emerging that the consumer market may already be moving on. The Socialmedia Today forum in the US has just published an ...

2013 Financial Standard Sales & Marketing Forum

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
Registrations are still open for 2013 Financial Standard Sales & Marketing Forum, where leading financial services and marketing leaders will share their views on succeeding in the changing marketplace. A host of expert speakers will share their thoughts ...

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 ...

APRA appoints new chair

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
Treasurer Wayne Swan has announced that Wayne Byres will become the chair of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). Byres became the first Australian to be appointed secretary general to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, the ...