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Super funds call for calm amid market fall

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
As misery spreads through global stock markets, Australian investors are reminded to wait patiently for a turnaround in fortunes to ensure they don't lock in their losses. The continued extreme volatility saw the Australian stock market fall to its ...

MLC head calls for truce after laying blame at industry funds door

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... retail peers had created a lack of trust in the sector. "While industry funds are a relevant and viable option for many Australians, their contribution to the super debate has, at times, been unhelpful and divisive and serves to undermine trust in a ...

Super survey reveals need for intrafund advice

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... used the services of a financial adviser. Energy Super CEO Robyn Petrou said the survey revealed a segment of working Australians who were highly engaged and eager to keep abreast of market volatility through more education and advice. "There's a growing ...

FSC elects deputy chairman

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... financial advisory networks. Its members are responsible for investing $1.7 trillion on behalf of over 11 million Australians.

Advisers ignoring estate planning gold mine

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... the competitive edge for planners who work in estate planning. Delegates were told that last year alone, some 40% of Australians experience family conflict due to the absence of a valid will, while 45% of Australians do not have a valid will. Chris Unwin ...

Omega bond launch timed for asset allocation shift

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... equities to bonds took place. While there is unlikely to be a reweighting of equal proportions here the rising number of Australians in or approaching retirement will add retail demand to that of super funds seeking higher allocation of low risk investments. ...

BT Future2 Wheel Classic hits the road

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... from Bourke to Sydney - set to raise $100,000 from the financial planning profession to support disadvantaged young Australians - sets out from Bourke tomorrow and ends in Martin Place on Friday 16 September. Ray Griffin and Peter Bobbin, both founding ...

Retail super fund commissions revealed

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... where no advice is being provided," said Whiteley. "ISN analysis of Roy Morgan Research suggests more than 2 million Australians are in this boat - paying money for nothing." Under the proposed Future of Financial Advice reforms, the grandfathering of ...

Super returns crash below 5%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
Super fund median default rolling 12 month returns have crashed down from a rolling 12 month median return of 8.7% at end June 2011 to 4.9% at end July, according to the latest SelectingSuper fund performance survey. Despite the volatility, long-term ...

PM Gillard: super to support economic stability

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... Prime Minister also spoke of Monday's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms in relation to the super savings of Australians and said it should not be about industry or retail funds, but what is best for the consumer. "It doesn't matter whether an ...