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Revamp member education: Ezra

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
Super fund member education needs to be overhauled and focus on basic financial concepts instead of investment theories, said Don Ezra, co-chair, global consulting at Russell Investments. Ezra said pension funds across the world are teaching their members ...

Govt announces short selling disclosure timeline

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
The federal government expects to release short selling disclosure requirements in the next month, eight months after the government passed the Bill. A spokesperson for Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law ...

How to survive the next market outlier

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
After the GFC challenged the prevailing wisdom on how low markets can go, AXA's chief investment officer Mark Dutton tells investors how to protect their savings from another market armaggedon. When it comes to investing, Dutton said there are two golden ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
The Australian sharemarket remained in the red at noon following big losses in the energy sector after a drop in oil prices, and falls on Wall Street overnight. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 87.9 points, or 1.95 per cent, at ...

Super fund tech still lags: KPMG

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... poorly catered for by 10 of the funds. "Compared to our 2005 findings, the latest survey shows general improvement in the basic levels of functionality, but there remains significant scope for a number of funds to lift their game, particularly when it ...

Euro PE market shows value

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
Mid-sized European companies are presenting solid long-term value as many firms are forced to sell their businesses and assets at lower prices, according to a private equity fund-of-fund manager. Helen Steers, London partner at Pantheon Ventures, a ...

Charles River adds Nomura platform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
... Taiwan. The algorithms take advantage of market microstructure, and provide investors with a comprehensive set of trading basic to customised strategies," said Sunny Chung, executive director, electronic trading services at Nomura. Charles River serves ...

K2 benefits from planner focus

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
K2 Asset Management's push into the financial planning market is paying off and now accounts for nearly half the fund manager's business. Andrew Hall, head of distribution at K2 Asset Management, said the fund manager's work with research firms and ...

Intra-fund advice relief opens super funds to lawsuits

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... superannuation trustees when providing "limited personal advice" to their fund members. This means super funds can answer basic questions such as switching between investment options, voluntary contributions and life insurance within super without going ...

Cooper the competition crusader is coming

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
... start to need more bells and whistles. "In the beginning of your superannuation lifetime, it might be better to start with a basic product, with lower costs, and possibly much larger scale than we we're seeing at the moment." Cooper's comments echo widely-held ...