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Industry brawl erupts over super network ads

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... a consumer fear campaign. "The advertisements promote up-front advice fees as an alternative - conveniently urging Australians towards industry super fund choices," the release said. The FPA said the advertisements "conveniently ignore" that industry ...

Rainmaker reveals 2011 Sales & Marketing Excellence Awards

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
Challenger emerged as the biggest winner from the 2011 Rainmaker Sales & Marketing Excellence Awards Dinner last night, picking up three awards, while PIMCO, Legg Mason and AustralianSuper each scooped two. The awards dinner, compared by ABC newsreader ...

Australia secures 30 TIEA partners

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... formed to open the channels of communications between nations to prevent any offshore tax avoidance and evasion by Australians in those countries due to the free exchange of taxpayer information. Bill Shorten, Assistant Treasurer, said the agreements ...

Four Australians in running for UN PRI election

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Catholic Super, Solaris Investment Management, Hyperion Asset Management and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors will be represented in the election for the UN principles for responsible investment (PRI) advisory council late this month. ...

Carbon blast from the GST past

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... the GST back in 2000. This time, the coal and other non-exempt industries are up and arms - as one would expect. And Australians households are anxious that the pain will stop with them. Only yesterday, Qantas declared that it "need(s) to fully pass ...

Call for self-funded retirees inclusion

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... Commonwealth Seniors Health Card. Had the 2001 income limits kept pace with inflation, we wouldn't have had older Australians falling through the carbon tax compensation cracks," said O'Neill.

BetaShares adds major currencies to ETF range

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... choices for Australian investors in a simple and cost efficient way," said Corbett. "Through our range of currency ETFs, Australians can take long or short term views on three of the largest currencies in the world." The new ETFs will trade under the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases housing finance data for May. The Treasury's Modellers' Database which measures Australians' level of wealth, will be released by the ABS on Wednesday, Mr James said. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute survey of consumer ...

AUI banking on insto retirement capital

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... prime target to help get the retirement village fund up and running. "Given the demographics of Australia and ageing Australians, we see great opportunities for institutional investors to get long term returns through a fund that acquires and then owns ...

Legalsuper calls for default funds review

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... of interest and poor performing funds are hurting the industry. According to the $1.5 billion fund, around 80% of Australians accept their employer's default fund making it the primary choice when it comes to super. Current regulations only require that ...