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Paying women more super not the answer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... education about the benefits of early super contributions was key. "I don't think we can go past the power of compound interest. If we can get people to understand a little bit earlier about the idea of compound interest, then it does close that gap. ...

ASIC bans NAB-aligned adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
A financial adviser linked with National Australia Bank (NAB) owned Meritum Financial Group has been banned for six years by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). NAB has welcomed ASIC's action against Mark Tidbury after the bank ...

Lift then back to zero (even negative)?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... the fed unconventional policies created. If it's bad, then we might not have to wait five years for the fed to return interest rates to zero. Then again, what the WSJ survey respondents failed to account for was the reflationary measures currently being ...

Local shares lacklustre in 2016

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... "Investors are going to have to turn their minds to other sources of yield. This is especially pertinent given the outlook for interest rates," Bryant continued, adding that the Reserve Bank could cut interest rates more than once next year. All eyes ...

Colonial First State appoints new alternatives manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... alternatives portfolio is intended to produce similar risk-adjusted returns to that traditionally achieved through fixed interest. The portfolio is expected to have a low correlation to the equity and fixed income markets. Tully added the investment ...

iSelect nixes Providence takeover bid

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
Life insurance broker iSelect has announced that buyout discussions with Providence Equity Partners will now cease. The iSelect board announced the original proposal in October, but has now said that despite it being "in the best interests of iSelect ...

ASIC forms its views on MySuper dashboards

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
... testing should be helpful to superannuation trustees in engaging with consumers with varying levels of knowledge and interest in superannuation," Tanzer said. ASIC said consumer response to the dashboard, while positive overall, depended on many factors ...

Mirae Asset appoints Australian sales head

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
... management, securities brokerage, wealth management, investment banking and life insurance services. The company expects most interest for its Asia Sector Leader Equity and Asia Great Consumer Equity funds, which have both dramatically outperformed their ...

Former NSW politician joins Media Super

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
Former New South Wales deputy premier Carmel Tebbutt has joined Media Super as an independent director. Tebbutt retired from NSW parliament earlier this year and said she was looking forward to bringing her skills, knowledge and experience to the Media ...

Venture capital is back in vogue

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
During a week where Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has put Australia's innovation in the spotlight and offered more incentives for angel investors, there is a feeling venture capital is back in vogue. Corporate lawyer and MinterEllison partner Riccardo ...