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ABCs of super still confusing: Suncorp

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
Do you know your TTR from your MER? Apparently not for many Australians who still struggle with basic superannuation terms, new research shows. A new survey by Suncorp showed that transition to retirement strategies and management expense ratio number ...

IFSA appoints Brogden as CEO

IFSA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
... insurance and financial services sector with more than $1.2 trillion in funds under management on behalf of ten million Australians. Gilbert was deputy chief executive of IFSA from 1998 to 2002, and chief from 2002 until his official retirement on 28th ...

ASIC lifts restrictions on intra-fund advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
Australians can access superannuation-related financial advice more easily under regulatory changes announced yesterday, but the industry is split between those that believe ASIC's move benefits the public while others predict it's a "disaster in the ...

Cbus CEO wins UN PRI board seat

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
Cbus chief executive David Atkin has become the first Australian to be appointed to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) board. Atkin said he plans to represent Australian superannuation fund signatories on the board. Australia ...

Experts pick top stocks and sectors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... Indicators, said financial planners should not overlook Australia's banking mining, IT and health care sectors. "As Australians get wealthier, banks will benefit given that operationally they're as good now as they were in the last two decades," he said. ...

RIAA hires ESG manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
... Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) to evaluate Asia Pacific signatories. "The academy was created to help Australians and international investment communities adopt responsible investment practices in light of the challenges and expectations ...

One fund to fight lost super

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
Eligible rollover fund AUSfund is calling for the creation of a single ERF to combat lost super as "structural efficiencies" and high fees continue to hamper the system. AUSfund, which has HESTA, AustralianSuper, CBUS and HOST-PLUS among its clients ...

Aussies cling to shares: ASX

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
Australians are still strong believers in equities investments with 41 per cent of the country's' adult population owning direct or indirect shares, according to latest data from the ASX. The Australian Share Ownership Study by the Australian Securities ...

Refreshing pause

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
... pointed out yesterday, the WB had a hidden agenda behind its scare tactic. Better odds than winning lotto. While many Australians were presumably working out the statistical combination to derive the six winning numbers of last night's A$50 million Oz ...

Regulator warns on rev mortgages

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
... over six months to December 2008 to total outstanding funding of $2.5 billion. The study, commissioned by the Senior Australians Equity Release Association of Lenders (SEQUAL), found there are more than 37,000 reverse mortgage facilities in existence ...