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Waiting on the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... comes to those who sit and wait" must still be sitting and waiting for everything to come to them. Fortunately for us Australians, we can all rejoice. The waiting for the RBA is over - it's decided to keep interest rates on hold at 3.5% because despite ...

$2.8bn in lost super found

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... that their super fund has their tax file number," he added. The government has been working to make it easier for Australians to be reunited with their lost super and has recently made enhancements to the Australian Taxation Office's online tool SuperSeeker ...

StatewideSuper, Local Super complete merger

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
StatewideSuper and Local Super have merged, creating a $4bn superannuation fund, based in South Australia and the Northern Territory. The merger was enabled by planned federal government capital gains tax relief measures, said Pauline Vamos, Association ...

Super fund returns almost flat

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
The SelectingSuper workplace default option index was almost flat during May 2012 posting 12 month returns of -0.4%. This is a considerable fall from April when rolling returns were close to 2%, thanks to a disastrous month on the Australian share market. ...

National exam to raise quality of advice

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... Association of Australia (FPA) said it supports ASIC's decision in trying to improve the quality of financial advice for Australians. "Increasing the quality of financial advice continues to be a priority for the FPA and we have continually raised standards ...

AIA expands rehabilitation team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... resume work they just need help to facilitate this process," he said. AIA Australia protects the lives of 2.5 million Australians. Its rehabilitation team works closely with policy holders, their adviser, doctor and employer to create a tailored approach ...

AGEST merger put on hold

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
AGEST Super has put its merger with AustralianSuper on hold until after December when a deferral of capital gains tax becomes legislation. The legislation will extend capital gains tax (CGT) rollover relief until 2017 for superannuation funds that will ...

FSC elects deputy chairman

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... The Council has over 130 members who are responsible for investing more than $1.8 trillion on behalf of 11 million Australians.

HSBC launches online trading platform

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... Danby, head of wealth management at HSBC Bank Australia said, "Investment in equities is one of the cornerstones of Australians' wealth management strategies appealing to investors' every stage of life."

Premium China expands distribution team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... stability and they're going to have that capital wiped out - which is something they often don't understand." Although Australians are comfortable with equities and post-GFC have a reasonable understanding of hedge funds and alternatives, the level of ...