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Two-fifths of Australians upping overseas exposure

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... bullish on the domestic stock market. Certitude Global Investments chief executive Craig Mowll said the findings reveal Australians are rethinking their long-standing home bias. "Australia is only 2% of the world economy. It's a big world out there and ...

REST thanks overseas equities for high returns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
Industry superannuation giant REST Super has recorded returns of more than 18% on its most popular investment option for the past financial year. REST's Core Strategy option saw returns of 18.42%, almost three percentage points above those of fellow ...

A desert island without food... better than managing super

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... desert island without food, a visit to the dentist or a week without watching television are some of the things that Australians would prefer to do before managing their superannuation. At the same time, 46% of Australians monitor their super multiple ...

Fund chief calls for cap on super lump sum payments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... Trustees End of Year Breakfast in Sydney this morning, Turner said: "Over the next decade we can expect four million Australians to retire, and we're going forward into an environment where there's less and less tax payers there supporting one of those ...

AustralianSuper returns likely to decline in FY14

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
The AustralianSuper's most popular investment has returned 15.63% investment fees and taxes for the year, a result that will be difficult to match next financial year according to the Fund. "I don't expect a similar result next year," AustralianSuper ...

ISN welcomes new National Infrastructure Plan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
The Industry Super Network (ISN) has welcomed the release of Infrastructure Australia's National Infrastructure Plan, saying it will increase private investment opportunities in infrastructure - in particular for industry superannuation funds. The aim ...

The others

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... taper issue - ie, Fed would taper only if growth becomes sustainable and it's good for equities - they (especially, us Australians) could still not seem to accept the fact that China's in the midst of rebalancing its economy. If slower short-term growth ...

Two new MySuper approvals bring total to 43

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... it won't necessarily solve some of the bigger picture challenges: funds still have the important job of educating Australians about how to save enough for retirement," NGS Super's chief executive Anthony Rodwell-Ball said.

FSC Conference kicks off July 31

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... that the industry is always looking BEYOND the current environment, always staying a step ahead to the benefit of all Australians." In conjunction with the outstanding speaker program, the FSC is also running a social program providing an opportunity ...

Once more from the top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... election...and Krudd's leadership character. Can a leopard really change its spots into a zebra? One thing for sure though, Australians all would not want the ALP to do what it's done to itself and to them baby one more time.