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RBF shakes up fund with two new mandates

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
Tasmania's public sector superannuation fund, Retirement Benefits Fund (RBF) has mandated two new fund managers following an extensive restructure of its $1.1 billion Australian equities portfolio. The new structure has made it possible for the fund ...

Non-mining sectors must pick up the growth mantle

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
Australian economists agree that how the country's economy transitions from mining-driven investment to other areas of growth will be the single biggest issue of 2013. Speaking this morning at Financial Standard's annual Chief Economist Forum in Sydney ...

It's happening

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013

FPA grief over new fee rules

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
The Financial Planning Association has said it is "concerned" with a part of the Australian Securities & Investments Commission's final guidance on fee disclosure. Today the corporate watchdog handed down guidelines that tell Australian financial services ...

Super funds argue against unfair fee rules

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... in her testimony that if a fee cap is not put in the final tranche of draft laws, some funds might encourage members with big balances to swap into choice investment options, rather than the default MySuper product. Vamos said at least one of its member ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher, despite a mixed performance on Wall Street overnight. At 0645 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 12 points at 4,793. No major economic news is expected on Friday. In equities ...

Fed ECB BOJ, Unlimited

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013

Baby boomers stagger blindfold into retirement: REST

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
A whopping 86% of Australia's 5.5 million baby boomers are, in varying degrees, financially under-prepared for retirement, according to research release by industry super heavyweight REST Industry Super today. Dubbed The Journey Begins, the REST-commissioned ...

Today we wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... budget and a long-term strategy for government spending cuts. But the Australian market reaction was mixed, with two of the big four banks going backwards. CommSec chief economist Craig James said Australian investors saw the US Republicans as delaying ...