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Super is for income, not wealth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... last month and participated in a roundtable discussion on risk management by the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) Australia. The transcript of the discussion is on www.imca.org.au

Irish pensions suffer 25pc loss

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
... nearly a quarter of its value in 2008 - losing nearly $38 billion to December last year. According to the latest Irish Association of Pension Funds' annual asset allocation survey, the assets of pension schemes in the country fell $38 billion to $126 ...

Super funds to show long-term returns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... form no longer need to send a written or electronic statement, subject to their member's permission. Pauline Vamos, Association of Super Funds Australia (ASFA) chief executive, welcomed the new regulation and said it would help the Australian public ...

Make love not leverage

... US economy. It fell below 50 in December 2007 - later timed by NBER as the start of the US recession. The National Association of Realtors reported that US pending home sales rose by 2.1 per cent inn February after falling by 7.7 per cent in the previous ...

Countdown to CIMA scholarships: IMCA

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
Investment consultants have two weeks to apply for an Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) scholarship worth $6,000. Scholarship winners will participate in IMCA's Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) program. The program is ...

Westpac account promotion misleading

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
... Exchange, the March SPI futures index was down 37 points at 3,640. In economic news on Monday, the Housing Industry Association releases new home sales data for February. The quarterly Rabobank rural confidence survey is also published. On Friday, the ...

The ABC of trustee duty

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... a new education course for super fund trustees looking to improve the governance of their investment process. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has teamed up with fi360 Australasia to offer the Accredited Investment Fiduciary course ...

FPA upgrades CPD program

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has enhanced the association's Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to move away from relying on the basic requirements of RG146. The improved CPD policy is a clear recognition by FPA members of the limitations ...

Super queries drop despite GFC

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
If you think investors are frantically ringing super fund call centres to ask about their investments, guess again - the number of calls fielded by Pillar Administration has fallen since the start of the GFC, said Peter Beck, the firm's chief executive. ...