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Super returns dampen but still double digit

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
The SelectingSuper Workplace rolling 12 month default option index dampened further during April to return 11.1%, down from 12.6% at end March, 12.8% at end February which was up marginally from 12.5% at end January. According to the figure at end December ...

Losing shine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
Who went away in May? The month when we're supposed to sell and go away is over but it appears that it's the sellers that went away instead. Yes, Virginia, May's closing stats show that most major equity markets from New York to Rio and old London town ...

CBA does not address "sketchy" info allegations

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has failed to address allegations by the Senate Economics Committee that it provided "sketchy" and insufficient information to the inquiry into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in statement released ...

MySuper is bringing fees down: Rice Warner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
MySuper is doing its job in bringing down superannuation fees despite recent reports to the contrary, according to Rice Warner head of superannuation market insights Nathan Bonarius. In a report published today, Bonarius said that between 30 June 2012 ...

Jeremy Cooper: Rethinking retirement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
Challenger's Jeremy Cooper talks to FS Super associate editor James Fernyhough about retirement income, challenging some widely-held beliefs about the drawdown phase of superannuation. As one-time chair of the Cooper Review, Jeremy Cooper knows Australia's ...

In with the old, out with the new

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
Move on folks, nothing to see here... go git! Trading activity on Wall Street while we slept was a big wide-opened yawn, but I can't help myself asking "what the fudge?" Just one day before, the financial media was abuzzed with rationales upon rationales ...

CBA and ASIC "sketchy" info delays inquiry conclusion

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
Last minute developments have forced the Senate Economics Committee to delay the tabling of its final report in the inquiry into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The committee has issued an interim report signed by its chair ...

Bring on compulsory annuities, says Deloitte partner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
The government should introduce compulsory deferred lifetime annuities as a way of insuring against longevity risk, Deloitte's lead superannuation advisory partner Russell Mason has said. Speaking about the future of superannuation at Russell Investments' ...

Going solo: Australian equity houses at risk of talent exodus

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
Large Australian equity houses are at risk of losing their most talented stockpickers to solo projects, according to van Eyk Research. With a number of well-established Australian small cap managers at or close to full capacity, the investment research ...

The name is bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
The Memorial Day holiday in the US must have put Wall Streeters in a good mood - they came back a-shopping and sent the S&P 500 index up to a fresh record high. As the Bellamy Brothers sang, "There's a reason for the sunshine sky there's a reason why ...