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Promises and plans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
"There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again." (George W. Bush) Ok, stop giggling now, we all know what the former US President ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... to recession, blaming, in part, policy errors by authorities on both sides of the Atlantic. "That just added fuel to the fire of all the negative data that came out over night." Mr Jukes said the Australian dollar would take direction from Asian markets ...

Greed is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
"I started a joke, which started the whole world crying..." -Bee Gees Just when the Fed appeared to have quieted things down, someone screamed, 'boo'. And in the current jittery state the financial markets are in - investors will shoot first and ask ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... further downgrade Greece's credit rating weighed on sentiment, especially on the foreign exchange market. Italy came under fire amid signs of government infighting and fears the eurozone's third biggest economy could join Greece, Ireland and Portugal ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
The Australian share market was higher at noon, buoyed by a strong lead from Wall St and a new deal in Europe to manage the sovereign debt issue. At 1200 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 37.9 points, or 0.83 per cent, at 4,593.9 ...

Industry brawl erupts over super network ads

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
Financial service industry feuds erupted again today as the Financial Planning Association fired a shot across the bow of the Industry Super Network over an advertising campaign that it believes harms financial planners. The print advertisements allege ...

TPD insurance review closes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... insurance sold through super funds, a review that some funds believe could increase member insurance premiums. The rapid fire inquiry was called in June following concerns that administration and compliance requirements were unnecessarily adding to fund ...

Super the nation's best money aggregator

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
Super funds aggregate wealth better than the stock market and it's time the nation harnessed that firepower, said Garry Weaven, chair of Industry Funds Management. Speaking at an IFM superannuation forum yesterday, Weaven said it's the job of trustees ...

Sunsuper adds fireworks to marketing push

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
In line with its strategy to raise brand awareness, Sunsuper has signed up as the naming rights sponsor of Riverfire, the fireworks spectacular to announce the opening of the Brisbane Festival in September. The fund's sponsorship program is an integral ...

Planners eye SMSF property

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... gains. Trustees are currently not allowed to renovate properties, nor would they be able to rebuild one if it were lost in a fire or a flood. "The ATO, APRA and the Treasury are currently considering this and we hope to get some clarification and softening ...