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Over 1 million customers breakup with banks

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2013
Over one million Australians have stopped dealing with their financial institution in the last year, despite customer retention efforts. The majority, about 855,000 people, ended a relationship with a bank, a Roy Morgan Research Consumer Single Source ...

SMSF sector to blitz competition by 2017

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013

Signing of Asia Passport agreement expected

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013
... savings to be managed from Australia. The Asia Region Funds Passport, as the agreement is known, will make it easier for Australians to invest directly in Asian equities and allow domestic fund managers greater access to outside sources of funding. Financial ...

Australians clueless about age pension

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013

Super likely to fall under Treasury

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... that the new government "has a window to develop innovative policies to support the greater financial wellbeing of Australians and those entrusted to maximise their discretionary and retirement outcomes." "We support the inclusion of financial services ...

CFA to host Australia Investment Conference in Melbourne

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
The CFA Institute and CFA Societies Australia is hosting its Australia Investment Conference at the park Hyatt Hotel in Melbourne on 24 October 2013. The Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governer Dr Phil Lowe and president and chief executive at CFA ...

Super members want 12% guaranteed super increase

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
... structure to ensure it is the best fund for their own circumstances. "Superannuation will be the biggest investment many Australians will make during their lifetime. With many consumers in default funds, it is critical that MySuper does not create a ...

AustSuper backs away from SYD takeover

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
Sydney Airport has become too expensive for pension funds, with a consortium of international funds led by AustralianSuper reportedly backing away from a takeover bid. Demand for good infrastructure has paid off for Sydney Airport shareholders over ...

Aussies mainly concerned about super and retiring

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
Superannuation and retirement planning are the key areas of concern for Australians who decide to seek financial advice. The results from the Financial Planning Week organised by the Financial Planning Association (FPA) indicate that superannuation ...

Australian pension fund growth outstrips global average

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
Australian pension fund growth was twice the global average in 2012, according to a global survey of the world's 300 largest funds conducted by US newspaper Pensions & Investments and Towers Watson. While total assets of the world's largest 300 pension ...