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Intrafund advice a sticking point for Stronger Super group

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
No agreement was reached by representatives of the Stronger Super Peak Consultative Group on the contentious issue of intra-fund advice, a source present at the meetings has said. The 15-member group could not reach common ground as to what constituted ...

Government takes no sides in industry-retail super split

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
The Federal Government said today it is not leaning one way or the other on the split between retail and industry funds on super fees. Paul Costello, chairman of the Stronger Super Peak Consultative Group last week handed Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten ...

Planners unprepared for second stage clients

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
Equity Trustees is preparing to acquire two niche aged care planning practices to target a new emerging class of clients, something it said the planning industry is not ready for. Equity Trustees (EQT) is in negotiations with planning practice, Paragon ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
Australian shares were lower at noon as US politicians continue to squabble over how to resolve their country's debt issues. At 1200 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 12.1 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 4451.7, while the broader ...

Bonds eye off super funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
Inflationary-linked bonds are the next vehicle for super funds to manage their investment portfolios for retirees, with institutional investors looking towards this neglected investment, according to one inflation investment manager. Super funds may ...

Insurers want wireless relationship

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
Life and general insurers plan to enter the wireless space and build smartphone applications to build interactive relationships with consumers, new research shows. The report by Telstra, Mobile Innovation - The Next Frontier for Growth and Productivity ...

Lonsec casts eye over fund fee structures

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
Ratings agency Lonsec has analysed the fee structures of fund managers in its Australian Equities Long/Short peer group and discovered two funds that employ a performance hurdle of 0%. While the performance fee hurdles employed by most managers in the ...

Complicating the simple

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
"Increasing America's overdraft beyond $14.3 trillion should have been relatively simple." Not my words ladies and gents, but that of the revered "The Economist" magazine. Simple and yet, here we all are, still watching on the edge of our seats, still ...

ING Investment adopts Bloomberg Platform

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
ING Investment Management has adopted Bloomberg's research platform to keep connected with trade idea performance worldwide. ING IM is the first investment firm to use this technology which provides a network for portfolio managers to communicate with ...

Other play factors

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
What's the final deal going to be? Will they, won't they? Sorry Virginia, not talking about the grand theatrics that is the US debt ceiling negotiations this time. Today, I refer these questions to our very own Reserve Bank of the Advance Australia ...