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Invesco makes the case for global REITs

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... decline, and under normal market conditions we will start to see the benefits," he said. In the direct versus listed property debate, he said investors need to consider whether stability of returns or liquidity was more important to them in making an ...

Factions will stay: AMP, AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
Two of the country's largest super funds, AustralianSuper and AMP, said a fully cohesive superannuation industry will never be achieved, as retail and not-for-profit super funds cannot completely set aside their differences to tackle the toughest issues ...

End the factions: Shorten

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
Superannuation minister Bill Shorten compared the bickering among the super fund industry's factions to a Monty Python sketch and said it's time for them to deliver something back to the community in return for the government support they receive. Minister ...

Trustees call to scrap MySuper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... Non-Government Schools Superannuation Fund, took the position of opposing the introduction of MySuper reforms at an ASFA debate yesterday. In his argument, Quessy criticised the thesis behind MySuper including what he calls a disregard of illiquidity ...

Clash of the titans on housing bubble

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
The debate over an Australian housing bubble resurfaced this week and two of the world's leading investment houses are on opposite sides of the argument. GMO's Jeremy Grantham, a self-confessed student of asset price bubbles and an outspoken believer ...

More disclosure pose unintended risks

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... challenge for Australia's top companies. And while boards have become more rigorous in board evaluation processes, there is debate about how far they should go in disclosing outcomes to shareholders, because of the potential for misinterpretation. The ...

Advisers must fight for the future, not the past: AFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
... cent of people, the issue is the value," said Inwood. Not arguing this clearly meant advisers got swallowed by a technical debate around what is advice, said Klipin. Learning from other industries and consumer markets will enable advisers to cut through ...

CFS GAM makes a case for raising govt debt

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010
... feasible. " This would clearly require a change in view from government and other political representatives and a more mature debate on the issues," he said.

Lower fees or lose advantage: ACTU

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... fees that our members pay," he said at an AIST lunch last Friday. Lyons also criticised the 'scale equates lower fees' debate, and said he is "yet to see the real benefits of scale in terms of fees" paid by members. "The reality is that [for] all of ...

Super funds call for new fee paradigm

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... and reliable data on investment management fees at an investment manager level. AIST's proposals come at a time when the debate on fee structures and transparency are back on the table. This week, the Industry Super Network (ISN) called for retail super ...