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Consultants back super communication

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... funds needed to rethink their communication messages to members. He argues that trying to achieve returns that sit on the top quartile of short-term rankings, in particular, have caused funds to be distracted from channeling communication messages that ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... "All the data that we are getting and what has been priced in are two very, very different things," Mr Wright said. "Of the top 15 banks in the world we've got four of them... all the bulk metal contracts are way above expectations, BHP and Rio are well ...

AUSCOAL wins regional Australia gong

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... was given the accolade at this year's ANZ BRW Private Business awards. The fund also managed to snag a spot in Australia's top 50 companies to work for - the only workplace in the Hunter to make the list. "Our success can be attributed to an outstanding ...

Companies get proactive on corp governance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
Perennial Value Management's investment clout and the industry's growing focus on executive remuneration are prompting listed company chairmen to become more proactive in explaining their corporate governance policies. John Murray, managing director ...

Hermaphrodite economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
The more things change, the more they stay the same. There is very little to comment on today. The global economy is proceeding on course as many -if not most - expect. The current investment environment contains both plusses and minuses. Much like ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
The Australian sharemarket was in positive territory at noon, lead by general gains across all sectors. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 26.3 cents, or 0.58 per cent, at 4548.5 while the broader All Ordinaries rose 25.6 cents, or ...

SRI super option blitzes market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
AustralianSuper's Australian Sustainable Shares option has posted a net return of more than 26 per cent over the six months to June, more than double the fund's Australian shares option. The super fund's six-month investment summary, which is stated ...

Lucky country

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
... "Australian funds continue to increase their representation in the list of the world's largest funds. In addition, eight of the top 20 global pension funds are based in our region." The Future Fund, State Super, AustralianSuper, QSuper, UniSuper, ARIA ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
... initially spooked the market, but stocks later recovered their losses and moved higher. Many economists expect the rate to top 10 per cent by early next year. Rising unemployment is widely seen as the economy's biggest hurdle to recovery, and concerns ...

More info on super, please

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
Current economic events and the best super tax strategies are two of the top issues super fund members want to know more about, according to one industry fund. The $3.2 billion CSRF recently surveyed its newsletter readers, and noted that super tax ...