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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
Australian stocks have opened firmer, with the big retail banks and major energy companies leading the broader market higher. Local investors took their cues from a positive night on Wall Street, where the Dow advanced 0.39 per cent, the S&P500 climbed ...

Powerwrap acquires MWH Capital

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... reconsider how they best can serve their clients. "Platforms are under-utilised and often misunderstood in broking. There are major advantages for brokers using the right type of platform such as Powerwrap."

SSgA launches low-risk global equity fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
Active management is a tough game and picking active managers is just as tough, warns State Street Global Advisers' Lochiel Crafter. The head of investments for the Asia Pacific at SSgA says that investors are often disappointed by the returns generated ...

Corporate governance still needs to improve in Asian markets

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... investment process and we think that's in their own interest." Allen spoke at the Investment forum in the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) that is being held in Brisbane by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST).

SMSFs on track to reach $500bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... likely to reach one million by the end of the calendar year. Growth in the SMSF segment is so consistent that without a major structural prohibition it will continue to challenge the traditional pooled superannuation segment, noted research from Rainmaker. ...

Gary Clifford awarded Trustee of the Year at CMSF

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... board member of the Western Australia Fire and Emergency Services Super was awarded Trustee of the Year at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) that kicked off yesterday in Brisbane. Clifford has been a member of the board for 20 years ...

Super needs to forget about politics

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... political noise and adopt a long term approach, AustralianSuper CEO Ian Silk said yesterday at the AIST's Conference of Major Super Funds in Brisbane. "Superannuation tax concessions are costing over $30 billion and might cost about $45 billion in a ...

Age pension is retirees' main income source

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... decreases as time passes. Justin Wood, a founding shareholder of Vinva Investment Management, explained to the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds yesterday that the amount of exposure of retirees to equities is about 20% and six out of 10 retirees ...

Only 7% of fund members switched options during GFC: study

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... is counterintuitive given the media and public backlash against superannuation during the economic fallout that caused a major collapse in fund returns, it reinforces previous academic research that found age and income to the most important indicators ...

So stupid it could actually make money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
"The time is right, your perfume fills my head, the stars get red and, oh, the night's so blue And then I go and spoil it all by announcing saying something stupid like "we'll tax you I love you"." My apologies for messing up your immortal classic Frank ...