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Think Holden, think not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
... Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU). Holden's end "could spell the end of manufacturing in Australia," University of Sydney Business School economists Stephen Clibborn and Russell Lansbury add. But these prophets of doom might be making a mountain of ...

AMP appoints SMSF managing director

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013

Infrastructure key in battle against SMSF exodus

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
Industry super funds can get an advantage over self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) by using their scale to exploit the "illiquidity premium" that exists in unlisted markets such as infrastructure, according to Brett Himbury, chief executive of ...

Westpac and BT launch SIV service

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
Westpac and BT Financial Group have launched a Significant Investor Visa (SIV) service which includes a migrant banking team, a private banker service and a number of products and solutions. The SIV was introduced in November 2012 and it allows foreign ...

NSW govt to reconsider Pillar privatisation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... future of Pillar. Avoiding these costs would allow the Government to focus on putting its limited funds into critical road, school and hospital projects across NSW," Baird said. Baird was eager to stress that a sale would not affect current clients - ...

Cognitive function, consumption biggest SMSF risks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
... Academy of Sciences by Dr Agnieszka Tymula of the University of Sydney and colleagues at New York University and Yale's School of Medicine that found people aged over 65 are more likely to make poor financial decisions even if they have high IQs and ...

Asset consultants "useless": Oxford University study

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... funds tend to perform worse than those which have not been recommended, a research by the Oxford University SaA-d Business School found. The investigation used survey data from US consultants with a combined share of 91% of the US investment consulting ...

Financial bosses top narcissism study

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013

Trophy infrastructure assets too expensive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
Large, marquee infrastructure assets seem over-priced in the face of the huge sums high profile institutions have paid in recent years, according to Towers Watson senior investment consultant Duncan Hale. Large global investors have raced to buy infrastructure ...

Coalition to save $1.6bn via SG delay

AAP & ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
The Coalition has confirmed that it will make $1.6 billion budget saving A by delaying the increase of the compulsory superannuation guarantee from 9% to 12%. After pressure from Labor shadow treasurer Joe Hockey released a seven-page document that ...