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Bear market end in sight: AMP Capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
There are some pretty good signs that the secular bear market may be coming to an end, according to AMP Capital's Shane Oliver. Since the galling crash of the dotcom bubble in the summer of 2000, the stock market has struggled to provide investors with ...

Aus PE funds on the right side of supply & demand

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
Australian private equity firms are still calling the shots on fees, said the chief executive of the Australian Private Equity & venture capital association Limited (AVCAL). While it is likely that in the future Australia private equity funds will have ...

CGT relief passes Senate

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
Capital gains tax relief legislation for superannuation funds passed through the Senate yesterday alongside two other key pieces of reform. Unrealised gains or losses on revenue and capital assets incurred from 1 October 2011 to 1 July 2017 can now ...

Thank you, xie xie, arigato

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
The Australian share market has broken back through the 4,400 point mark following a rise on Wall Street. At 1021 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 31.4 points, or 0.72 per cent, at 4,422.1 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Super FUM up 13%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
Super fund assets climbed 13.1% in the 12 months to the end of September on the back of the post-June share market rally that alone boosted super assets by 5.2%. The figures are contained in APRA's latest quarterly superannuation performance statistics ...

MySuper perceived as re-badging exercise

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
After engaging with the superannuation industry, it is obvious that there are a wide variety of responses to MySuper product design, said Bravura Solutions' head of product. Many funds are just treating MySuper as a chance to re-badge the default scheme ...

Same old blues but some upside in 2013: Russell and Threadneedle

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
Russell and Threadneedle agree that while equities will provide modest returns in 2013, they see little evidence that market volatility will abate. In their respective market outlooks for November, both global investment houses pointed to improvements ...

Fed money on the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
It's a good day in the markets overnight and this is because... Let me hear you say it... optimism on the fiscal cliff. Yes, that's it. Tomorrow, we'll just change the word 'optimism' to 'pessimism' should the tape tell a tale of woe. I could stop here ...

Advisers must change mindset in face of FoFA

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
The biggest challenge for financial planners in the face of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms is to change their mindset from one of selling products to that of providing a quality service for consumers, according to MyAdivser's Philippa ...