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ASFA asks FSI for clear targets to measure super success

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called on the Murray Inquiry to set clear objectives against which the success of superannuation's role in reducing the Age Pension burden on public coffers can be measured. In its latest ...

FPA turns to social media on Financial Planning Week

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
This year's Financial Planning Week by the Financial Planning Association (FPA) will turn to social media as a strategy to encourage Australians to seek advice. The FPA will be answering to consumers' questions on financial advice through the 'Ask an ...

Easy money to fill in the slack at the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
Raise your hands all ye who thinks that their economy is growing above and beyond potential, that there's no slack in their nations' respective labour markets or that their labour force is not "under-utilised", and that it's time... to normalise interest ...

IRESS reports profit increase in Australia

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
IRESS has reported an increase in profit for its Australian and New Zealand arms in its half year results to 30 June 2014. For the local region operating revenue was up 6.3% with an increase in segment profit of 8%. According to the technology provider ...

Dimensional latest to join Calastone network

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
Global asset manager Dimensional Fund Advisors has become the latest manager to join Calastone's automated global transaction network service. Calastone specialises in automating manual processes for the managed fund and superannuation sectors. Previously ...

Macquarie terminates four suspended van Eyk funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
Macquarie has shut down four funds in the van Eyk Blueprint series following the recent suspension of applications and redemptions. "Macquarie Investment Management Limited (Macquarie), as responsible entity for the van Eyk Blueprint Series, has determined ...

Perennial Aussie equities fund receives Zenith rating

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
Zenith Investment Partners has rated the Perennial Value Wealth Defender fund, which was launched in late May 2014. The fund received a 'recommended' rating from Zenith. The research house said that the fund "provides investors with a unique exposure ...

Goldilocks is back in town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
Toto, I've a feeling we're back in Goldilocksville. Now that the headlines have grown tired of counting and recounting of lives lost - and collateral damages - the US/EU-Russia tits-for-tats, the "humanitarian" trucks toing and froing through the Ukrainian ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... on the gold miner, while a third quarter update from NAB citing lower markets income has seen the bank slump deep into the red early on." Newcrest shares were down nine cents at $11.11 after it posted a $2.2 billion full year loss due to $2.4 billion ...

Law firm rubbishes Grattan fee report

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has urged the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) to throw out a controversial report that claims the superannuation system is too expensive. In a submission to the FSI, Herbert Smith Freehills criticises the FSI committee's ...