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New Treasurer Bowen takes control of financial services and super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... financial services and superannuation. Bill Shorten will retain his workplace relations portfolio, but has been promoted to school education minister, following his last minute support for Kevin Rudd in last week's leadership ballot. Chris Bowen was ...

Shorten loses superannuation portfolio

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... Superannuation, following Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's announcement of his new cabinet. He has been given responsibility for school education following his last minute support for Kevin Rudd in last week's leadership spill. More to come.

Endowment bond product frees SMSFs to add risk

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... policy against longevity risk and market crashes. "While the bonds could be used for any goal that has a fixed date such as school fees, a holiday or a large purchase, we see the greatest application in retirement planning," said Duchesne. "The problem ...

AIA extends IP insurance to target baby boomers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... as steeply. The new range of products is also aimed at improving flexibility and cover for families. Changes include a school fees protector, which would cover tuition fees should a parent be unable to cover them due to death or injury; and a carer's ...

SPAA CEO appointed to board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... on SPAA's vision for its members." Slattery spent her early career as a lecturer at the University of Adelaide Business School, before moving into financial planning and SMSF advice. Commenting on her dual role at SPAA, Slattery said: "Good governance ...

The coming 2013 crash according to Paul B. Farrell

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... "Paul Farrell you poor guy. I bet you don't get invited to many parties do you? I'm starting to think you were the guy in school that everyone gave wedgies to".

Lonsec expects growth in smart beta ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... favour of other rules-based weightings designed to isolate a particular performance characteristic. Surveys by the business school of the EDHEC-Risk Institute in France show that 40% of institutional investors are using smart beta-type index approaches ...

Austerity can be hazardous to your health

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013

Research reveals gender gap in share appetite

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... greater preference for shares than their male counterparts, according to the latest findings of the CFSGAM-UWA Business School Equity Preference Index (EPI). The research, conducted jointly between Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) ...

Confusion reigns over financial literacy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
Despite the focus on financial literacy by regulators, Australian school curriculum designers and financial services firms, there is still no agreed definition of what it is and how to measure it, reveals the Australian Securities and Investment Commission ...