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Time to review MySuper effectiveness

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
A superannuation advisory group says now is an opportune time for funds and members to review MySuper offerings and question whether it's the solution they were looking for. One of superannuation's largest reforms, the transition of default members ...

Parting could be such sweet sorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... 5.6% lower than it would otherwise have been sans Brexit. There's the Bank of England (BOE): In its monetary policy committee meeting held last week, the BOE noted that, "the most significant risks to the MPC's forecast concern the referendum. A vote ...

Water, water everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
Super Thursday. This is the term coined for the Bank of England's (BOE) data dump - announcing the monetary policy committee's (MPC) decision on interest rates, the MPC meeting minutes that led to the decision and the quarterly inflation report all ...

CSSA guided by new name and code of conduct

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
An association that represents workplace superannuation specialist advisory businesses has rebranded to better reflect its business. The Corporate Super Specialist Alliance (CSSA) will be now known as Workplace Super Specialists Australia (WSSA). WSSA ...

No downing the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... central bank downgraded its economic growth forecasts through to 2017 and Gov Carney stating that the monetary policy committee (MPC) "judges it more likely than not that bank rate will increase from its current level over the forecast period" of three ...

BOE no change, no worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... (BOE) decided to do nothing at its 9 April monetary policy meeting, stating that: "The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee at its meeting today voted to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5%. The Committee also voted to maintain the stock of purchased assets ...

Telstra Super lawyer wins WiS scholarship

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... lawyer, having worked in the superannuation industry since 1995. She is currently a member of the Women in Super policy committee. Her scholarship will enable her to attend an influencing skills program offered by rogenSi. "I'm delighted at being offered ...

Corporate super adviser body beefs up to face challenges

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
The Corporate Super Specialist Alliance (CSSA) has appointed its first salaried chief executive to lead the way for embattled corporate super financial advisers. Former CSSA president Douglas Latto will take up the position of chief executive officer ...

Investors should be wary of mixed USD signals

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
Mixed signals coming from the US Fed's monetary policy committee should temper investors from overreacting to expectations of rising US rates and an increasing USD, noted Amundi Asset Management in its latest global investor update. Causing the ambiguity ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... Hong Kong gave up 0.49 per cent, or 117.83 points, to 23,702.04. After a two-day meeting the US central bank's policy committee said it would bring an end to six years of monetary easing as the economy gets back on track. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index ...