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John Hewson calls for overhaul of superannuation system

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in light of a Senate Committee inquiry into the regulator's performance in relation to Commonwealth Bank, NRMA Insurance and ING Direct. "The regulator has been out of control in my view; unprofessional ...

Industry agrees: SMSFs are not for everyone

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... by those providing services to SMSF "will improve the service of a sector that is continuing in steady growth and performance." The Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) also welcomed the regulator's initiative, but said there were risks ...

US market leads the post-Lehman recovery

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... Russell Asia-Pacific rose 55.4%. "Consistent with Russell's view that the end of the world was indeed not nigh, market performance since those dark days of 2008 has reinforced the importance to global investors of a strategically disciplined and adaptive ...

PM Capital Absolute Performance fund recommended by Zenith

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013

Super members want 12% guaranteed super increase

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
... ING DIRECT chief executive Vaughn Richtor said: "We would encourage people to learn more about their super fund, its performance and fee structure to ensure it is the best fund for their own circumstances. "Superannuation will be the biggest investment ...

NAB delays staff salary increases

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013
... of a new offshoring program for the past four years and has no near-term plans for large-scale offshoring. The poor performance of NAB's struggling UK businesses has seen the bank lag the blockbuster profits reported by its Big Four rivals CommBank ...

ASFA calls for delay to MySuper reporting deadline

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013

Financial bosses top narcissism study

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013

Finance industry integrity called into question

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
... managing conflicts of interest effectively, with 30% of stakeholders saying it doesn't and 20% saying it does. ASIC's performance in preventing market abuses such as insider trading is perceived as positive, with 47% of stakeholders rating ASIC as good ...

Franklin Templeton bond upgraded despite negative quarter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
... that has the potential to deliver positive returns in a rising interest rate environment". Given the last quarter's performance, the word 'potential' is well-chosen. Van Eyk's rating is a vote of confidence in this respect. As of June 2013, the fund ...