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Super is back in favour

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2013
Contributions to all superannuation entities for the year totalled $117.5 billion - the second biggest nudge into retirement savings ever - with employers and members contributing $82.1 billion and $34.2 billion respectively, according to the latest ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... 24, the December share price index futures contract was 11 points higher at 4,601 points, with 9,597 contracts traded. The big retail banks were among the better performers in early trade. Financial stocks were up 0.44 per cent at the open, according ...

Mergers likely for Media Super

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... already work for publishing and media companies such as News Ltd and Fairfax Media, but as more redundancies are made by the big names in the industries, Noonan hinted at the merits of them merging their corporate fund with Media Super. While Media Super ...

2013

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
Economists like predicting the future and so as 2012 draws to a close, what will be the big themes of 2013 for Australian institutional investors? The first one will be that Australia, as a fundamentally nervous nation, will continue to do all it can ...

Investors turn from cash to fixed income: UBS

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... then into equities as investor risk appetite continues to adjust. Macnish expects good income generating stocks, like the big-four banks, and Telstra, AMP, JB Hi-Fi, and even Woolworths to attract investors looking for regular income, but also warns ...

New investment paradigm governed by science: Winton

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... extragalactic astrophysics. "Just as scientists are trying to find patterns in the cosmic background radiation following the big bang to determine the origins of the universe, our team are looking into the noise of financial markets to tease out trends ...

Pension funds reckless on climate risk: Hewson

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
A survey of the world's biggest pension funds and insurance companies has uncovered a reckless mismanagement of climate change risk, said a prominent economist. Yesterday the not-for-profit group the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AOPD) released what ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
Wednesday after a rally on world markets overnight. A surprise improvement in investor confidence in Germany and reported progress in US budget negotiations fuelled strong gains on markets in Europe and on Wall Street. At 0655 AEDT on Wednesday, the ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... stocks were leading the broader market higher, having risen 1.03 per cent, according to IRESS data, while materials stocks - a big market sector - had risen 0.91 per cent. BHP Billiton was up 41 cents, or 1.17 per cent at $35.36, while Rio Tinto had ...

One-stop admin and investment shops target SMSFs

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... large-scale institutions successfully operating in the platform space. While many SMSFs will be attracted to the trusted name of a big-four bank or large institution, Lumby doesn't expect them to eclipse the predominance of accountants in the fund administration ...