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Funds return 11% in May

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
The SelectingSuper Workplace rolling 12 month default option index increased marginally during May to return 11.3% compared to 11.1% at end April. At end December it was 16.1%. Three year super fund average annual returns are 8.8% pa, five year average ...

ASIC changes depend on the government: Medcraft

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
Changes to the Australian Securities and Investments Committee (ASIC) depend on the level of resilience that the government wants from the financial services regulator, ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft said. Medcraft spoke at a media conference the day after ...

CBA apologies again, refutes reckless culture accusations

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
Commonwealth Bank has apologised again for the misconduct of its financial advisers that resulted in clients losing millions in retirement savings and has refuted accusations that its sales-based culture was "reckless." The bank has issued a statement ...

Standard Life expands real estate team

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... rapidly expanding team in Hong Kong," he said. Tangiku joins a team that managers 11 global real estate investment trust (REIT) strategies.

Wall Street is in a spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
Wall Street down... on Iraq... on escalating Middle East tensions... Sounds about quite right 'eh Virginia? After all, an escalation of conflict in the land of the sand dunes would lift the price of what's underneath those sand dunes - oil. This, in ...

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 ...

Market Vectors Property ETF receives SQM rating

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
... any time," the report said. The report said the underlying Index has produced robust returns relative to the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Accumulation Index. "As a result of the Benchmark's 10% capping, the Benchmark is significantly underweight to Westfield (WDC). ...

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 ...

ASIC warns of complacency over confidential information

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has found little evidence of selective disclosure of market sensitive information at analyst briefings but has warned companies not to become complacent. In 2013, ASIC looked at the handling ...

CBA forced to review poor compensation methods

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
Commonwealth Financial Planning and Financial Wisdom will have to reopen compensation processes for more than 4,000 clients after its methods were found to be inconsistent and disadvantaged customers. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...