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Front-runners

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
In big picture terms, not much happened last week. Yes Virginia, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept policy unchanged - as expected. The European Central Bank (ECB) guided forward but also stayed on the sidelines. US non-farm payrolls added another ...

Whistleblower claims the existence of 100 CBA rogue advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
Former Commonwealth Financial Planning adviser and whistleblower Jeffrey Morris has "no doubt" that a proper investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) would reveal at least 100 current or former rogue CBA advisers. ...

AXA IM includes ESG in smart beta offering

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
... better carbon footprint, lower water usage, better governance, better supplier chain relations, but that also satisfies the basic requirements for a smart beta strategy." McDonald said ESG concerns would be introduced to the existing vanilla strategy. ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
... our market had reached a level whereby it was reluctant to push much higher," he said. "The market is getting back to its basic level after the gyrations caused by the situation in Ukraine." Wall Street fell overnight after a report showed only modest ...

Just jokin' Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... from 53.4. Rebalancing? Finally, news out of Japan is also cause for optimism - wages of "sarariman" are starting to rise. Basic pay (excluding bonuses and overtime) rose 0.1% in the year to January. Perhaps not much to write home about but not... when ...

ATO doing a good job on SMSFs: Cooper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... the SMSF space? The answer is probably yes." However, he said the "ATO has their hands full." "We need to get back to the basic questions of what is superannuation. It's for your retirement. The funds used to assist you in your retirement years, to act ...

Rice Warner warns of massive TPD underinsurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... be necessary. The report found that the median level of life insurance cover across the working age population is 64% of basic life insurance needs, but only 42% of the amount needed to fully maintain the standard of living of remaining family members. ...

Government targets super in awards, board independence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... competition and more informed consumers is a good thing, it's as simple as that. Why shouldn't any fund that meets certain basic requirements be able to be selected to be in awards? "It's old thinking to think that somehow it buttresses the rights of ...

Right direction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013

Digital shift leaves industry funds behind

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
Industry and corporate funds have not been able to keep up with the frantic pace of technology changes. In the era of smartphones and tablets, only 8% of industry and corporate funds have an application suitable for these gadgets, according to a Towers ...