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Hooray it's Oprah day

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
So much for Australia's vision of itself as a world financial centre as Oprah has shown that all the world wants from us is Kangaroos, Koalas, sunny beaches and iron ore. Or is that the wrong way to look at the frenzy now supposedly gripping the nation ...

Covered bond conundrum

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
While the Treasurer's proposed reforms to permit banks and credit unions to issue covered bonds is broadly positive for the development of a bond market, investors can't expect a windfall in yields, said a QIC credit market expert. Australia's super ...

Banking on a super precedent

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
Treasurer Wayne Swan's banking reform is also a warning of what could be in store for superannuation. Yesterday the Treasurer released his long awaited reform package and while it wasn't aimed at super funds and wealth managers, if some of the key consumer ...

Instos lead charge into ETFs

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
Four new iShares exchange traded funds (ETFs) generated $140 million in funds under management in just two trading sessions, but contrary to popular belief, institutions - not retail investors - are leading the charge into the products. iShares launched ...

Super up 8 pct to 1.28 tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
Superannuation assets climbed 8 per cent in the year to end September, more than twice the pace of returns over the same period reflecting a recovery in contribution levels. Super assets climbed $55 billion in the September quarter to reach 1.280 trillion ...

Transition mgmt takes centre stage

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
The wave of consolidation sweeping through the not-for-profit superannuation sector is putting transition management firmly back in the spotlight for next year. Last month, Health Super announced that talks were underway with First State Super to create ...

More to retirement than super: planner

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
A large-scale retirement survey by AXA backs previous research that majority of Gen Xers wait until the last minute before they start saving for retirement, but one planner makes suggestions on how thirty-somethings can start saving now without digging ...

CFD newcomer backs tighter ASIC rules

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
Capital CFDs tackles Australia's contracts-for-difference (CFD) market despite ASIC tightening its regulations. Australia's CFD market, reportedly the second largest globally, was hit hard during the GFC with many investors exposed to the drawbacks ...

More turbulence ahead: De Bever

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
The former chief investment officer of the Victorian Funds Management Corporation says that "bonds are an accident waiting to happen" and that the global economy is on the cusp of "a huge structural shift, probably one that we haven't seen since 1900." ...

SG at 12pc will help Reserve manage inflation: Keating

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
Former prime minister Paul Keating entered the debate over increasing SG to 12 per cent, arguing that it will help the Reserve Bank manage aggregate demand without raising interest rates. Keating, speaking on ABC television's Lateline program last night ...