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Super contributions highest since GFC

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... APRA regulated superannuation funds during the last financial year were at the highest level since the global financial crisis, said the Financial Services Council. The Financial Services Council's Bond Report, released yesterday, shows that total contributions ...

Commbank knew of potential Storm collapse: lawyers

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
... uncovered a document which proves that the Commonwealth Bank knew investors would lose their money during the global financial crisis. Barrister Tony Morris told the Federal Court in Brisbane on Tuesday that it was "only through sheer happenstance" that ...

Market shocks likely: Advance Asset Management

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... could spark a shock, he warned. With voters having elected ineffective and polarised governments since the global financial crisis, Stephen said that global politics is rife with leaders operating in the comfort or "complacency zone." The divide between ...

Life insurance industry under pressure

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... the return on capital has been poorer in the last two years than expected arising off the back of the Global Financial Crisis period and higher claims and lapses. Despite of the challenges the Australian life industry is facing, it has grown from $2bn ...

Asian managers eye Fund Passport

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
Asian asset managers are still confident in the region despite the effects of the global financial crisis and fragmentation in the market, said RBC Investor Services. In its latest industry poll, RBC Investor Services also said that while undertakings ...

Perfect timing for a "perfect storm" alert

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... rational rationales to thrive. But despite all the other troubles and worries that developed since the global financial crisis to date - Europe sovereign debt crisis, the Arab Spring (and surging oil prices), the Japanese tsunami/nuclear reactor meltdown ...

Highly educated SMSF investors prime fraud targets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... Reynolds, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, said the impact of the global financial crisis and recent low super fund returns meant more people were worried about whether their super would last the distance and were ...

More SMSF trustees go it alone

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... attuned to the fees they are paying. They are also more engaged in the makeup of their portfolios since the global financial crisis," said Robin Bowerman, Vanguard's head of corporate affairs and market development. "Higher volatility and lower returns ...

Sequencing risk impacts super savings

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
The post-global financial crisis combined with longevity issues has brought strategies to manage sequencing risk to the forefront in Australia, according to Chad Padowitz, chief investment officer at Wingate Asset Management. Although many retirees ...

Investors turn to dynamic asset allocation

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
The global financial crisis, and more recently the situation in Europe, has put global asset allocation back in focus, according to PineBridge Investments. Prior to the financial crisis many investors had given up attempting to balance risk and return ...