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Report assesses super allocation issues

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
New Rice Warner research has assessed the current super industry's allocation position, including the issues around equity allocation, concluding that the traditional asset allocation is flawed. In its April report, Asset Allocation for MySuper, Rice ...

Managers up risk on improved sentiment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
Manager sentiment was up in Q1 causing a strong swing to growth assets, according to a survey by global asset manager Russell Investments. Improving outlooks for the US and Europe were seen as contributing factors to positivity with Australian shares ...

What price surplus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
Whose fault is it anyway? New Greens leader Christine Milne has barely warmed the seat Bob Brown vacated last week and she's already off to a firing start. Don't blame Julia and Swan (and the Greens?), they've been locked in into delivering the "promised" ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
The Australian market is set to open lower after global stock markets dropped on concerns that Spain and Italy may be the next countries to succumb to the eurozone debt crisis. At 0753 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was ...

ACT super account takes $450m GFC hit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
Poor returns due to the GFC has resulted in the ACT government's superannuation provision fund suffering a $450 million investment income shortfall over the past five years. The fund, now estimated to hold $2.2 billion in FUM, was established in 1997 ...

Best friends forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
Don't you just love it when a plan goes according to plan? Wall Street remained on rebound mode while we were sleeping and so were most equity markets from New York to Rio and old London town. The S&P 500 and the Dow each jumped by 1.4% overnight in ...

Gaps in social media adviser uptake revealed

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
Adviser uptake of social media is on the rise, but gaps still exist in practice use, according to a recent survey by Zurich. While use of tablet devices and social media channels has improved over the past 12 months, the application to business practice ...

Indonesian inflation falls to 4.25pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
The outlook for oil prices is still the wildcard for the economic outlook across the Asian region, according to the latest market update from Indonesia's Mandiri Investasi. Adding to the speculation is that central governments are trying to control ...

The Fed, the ECB and the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
Shoulda, woulda, coulda. Yes Virginia, there'll be a lot of people saying this to themselves this morning. Those who clicked on that button just because the "panic" crowd appeared to be, well, panicking. Some would even be kicking themselves as they ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following Wall Streets lead amid concerns over the upcoming US reporting season, slower growth and the fear of a Spain-driven return to crisis in Europe. At 0645 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index ...