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Medcraft calls for international super benchmarking

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
Super funds should give members detailed information on where funds are being invested, and benchmark allocations against an international standard, ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft has said. Medcraft has previously argued in favour of detailed asset allocation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower despite a positive finish on Wall Street, while investors await the outcome of a key Federal Reserve policy meeting. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Businesses in for tougher times: Debt collector

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
Business conditions for Australian companies are much worse than currently being reported with tougher times ahead, warns debt collector Prushka. Prushka, one of Australia's largest debt collectors, has seen a worrying increase in the proportion of ...

Lest we forget Lehman: Omgeo

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
While this week's fourth anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers only added to the GFC, history should see it as a net positive for the industry, according to Tony Freeman, executive director for industry relations at middle office player Omgeo. ...

Super concession cuts ignite SMSF debate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
Reports that tax concessions to super will be cut by the Government to fund upcoming health and education initiatives have sparked debate in the industry over whether high balance super members and SMSFs in particular are paying their share. Recent ...

COIN software FoFA ready: Rubik

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
ASX listed Rubik Financial Limited said today that its updated financial planning software, COIN version 4.0 is compliant with the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms. New functions have been included that allow users to meet the fee disclosure ...

Wilson HTM awarded damages

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
Wilson HTM has been awarded $174, 416 in damages, after chief justice Patricia Bergin said this morning in the NSW Supreme Court, that commission and revenue statements tendered to rival broker Ord Minnett by Wilson's former Sydney desk boss Joseph ...

Faith in monetary policy spawns new investment theme

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
AllianceBernstein's global thematic investment team has adopted a new theme focused on zero interest rate policy designed to focus on the impacts of monetary policy as the fiscal driver is lost. Fallout from the GFC resulted in heightened cyclicality ...

Mercer Super Trust focuses on mobile

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
Mercer Super Trust plans to launch a mobile site by the end of the year, and move to an app environment for members in 2013. The move follows member research from June this year which found that 40% of people surveyed rated access to super information ...

Super Mario to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
"We have just taken a very important decision, it is a fully effective backstop for removing the tail risk of Europe." With these words, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi put a stop to months of speculation, hearsays and guesswork. Mario ...