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| | | Vision Super has begun talks regarding a potential merger with VicSuper following the collapse in May of its planned merger with Equipsuper. Barbra Norris, VicSuper chairperson, said there was strong alignment between the two funds particularly in terms ... |
| | | | Uh-oh, I think I made a boo-boo. Two gentle readers wrote to express their disagreement with the musings I wrote on this column yesterday - yes, the one where I said "QE3 will work," just as QE1 and QE2 did. In case you missed it, you can read it here ... |
| | | | High frequency trading has the ability to impact long term investors such as superannuation funds and there should be a moratorium in the Australian financial markets on using the systems, said Industry Super Network (ISN). ISN's suggestion is part ... |
| | | | Fees paid by super fund members are falling but not because fund prices are falling, it's because of the dampening effect of self-managed super funds and higher balance members qualifying for discounts. The results are contained in the latest Rainmaker ... |
| | | | "Is QE3 enough to save America's economy?" The Economist magazine posed this question to its readers over the weekend. So far, the nays have it - 78% of them think QE won't cut it - because according to those who commented: even Bernanke admitted that ... |
| | | | Amid speculation that some parts of the super tax system may be called on to fund recent health and education projects, Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten has declared the rebate for low-income earners safe. The Labor scheme, announced in ... |
| | | | While markets have reacted positively, there is a chance that the United States Federal Reserve has gone too far, Michael Power, Investec Asset Management strategist, told Financial Standard this morning. Despite Ben Bernanke saying that he will do ... |
| | | | Governments, asset owners and corporations will need to work together in a stronger partnership to achieve a sustainable investment future, new research from Towers Watson has found. After surveying 22 asset managers in conjunction with Oxford University ... |
| | | | Global demand for Sukuk is forecast to triple from US$300 billion to US$900 billion by 2017, according to recently released estimates from Ernst & Young. Conventional institutions are increasingly demanding Shari'a compliant securities alongside Islamic ... |
| | | | Australian investors may have traded equity risk for interest rate risk, by switching into cash, said Doug Turek, managing director, Professional Wealth. "When people jump from growth to defensive, they place their savings in the hands of central banks," ... |
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