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William Blair targets super fund investors with 'game theory'

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
Chicago-based asset manager William Blair's head of dynamic allocation strategies Brian Singer has been in Australia promoting the firm's Macro Allocation Fund to institutional investors. The strategy is centred on the investment philosophy of 'game ...

SPAA, Deloitte join calls for SG deferral rethink

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) and consulting firm Deloitte have joined calls from other industry bodies to criticise the Coalition's plan to defer the increase to the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) by two years. The debate centres ...

Coalition super plan to harm retirees, low income earners

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
The Coalition's announcement that they would delay the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) increase would see millions of Australians move into retirement with inadequate savings according to the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). Last ...

Coalition will delay SG rise, abolish LICS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
Opposition leader Tony Abbott has delivered his budget reply speech, announcing delays or suspension of superannuation intitiatives that were meant to be funded from taxes that a Coalition government intends repealing should it win office. These initiatives ...

Govt loses, then wins vote on super legislation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
The House of Representatives voted in favour of Opposition amendments designed to ensure at least a third of super fund trustees have to be independent before the government regrouped to rule out the amendment. According to a statement from Opposition ...

Enshrinement of "financial planner" closer to becoming law

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
The terms "financial planner" and "financial adviser" took a step closer to being enshrined in law after a Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) was asked to provide a report on the issue. With the Coalition confirming they would not oppose the bill ...

Austerity can be hazardous to your health

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013

Financial markets give the budget a big yawn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
"Dizzy, I'm so dizzy my head is spinning Like a whirlpool it never ends..." -Tommy Roe Done listening, watching and reading all about whys, hows, whens and wherefores of budget 2013-14? I know I am, I'm so, like, over it. It's good. No, it's bad. Nah ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a mixed performance on Wall Street where the S&P500 reached an all-time high. At 0828 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 5,166. In economic news on ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... and S&P500 both ended up 0.72 per cent and the NASDAQ finished 0.85 per cent higher. In other news on Tuesday, Whitehaven Coal said weak coal markets and a strong Australian dollar continued to impact on the company's overall performance. Whitehaven ...