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Super governance Bill passes amid cries of favouritism

BEN COLLINS, MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
The Federal opposition argues that a scale test on superannuation fund trustees inappropriately favours industry super funds. This comes on the back of legislation passing through Parliament last night, which gives the Australian Prudential Regulation ...

Vision Super chief steps down

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
Vision Super chief executive of 19 years, Rob Brooks, will step down at the end of the month. The board is expected to announce an interim replacement while the fund continues its search for a merger partner following this year's failed attempt to combine ...

Wilson heads-up COIN

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
Former head of Asgard, Wayne Wilson will join tech and software provider Rubik as managing director - wealth with responsibility for the newly acquired COIN business. The appointment marks Rubik's expansion into the wealth space that culminated in last ...

Renewed appetite for Aussie stocks

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
According to BetaShares' Australian ETF Review, renewed interest in Australian equities products led to market cap growth of around 4% for the month of July and net new assets of $57 million. While yield remains popular with investors through high dividend ...

Fidelity calls rising tide for equities

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
Having been bearish on equities for the past 18 months, there is growing evidence for cautious optimism on the part of equity investors. Equities have been pushed down by fears of a European crisis, however equity markets have "switched out of panic ...

MySuper Bill could expose individual trustees to legal action

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
Superannuation reforms could leave individual trustees open to litigation, causing a group of representative bodies to write to the Federal Government to voice their concerns. In a joint submission, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ...

Unique investment opportunity in water

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
The Australian water market is a unique investment opportunity allowing direct exposure to water price risk as global demand surges, with foreign investors already taking note, according to Tyndall AM. Return seeking capital is already entering the ...

HNW clients give brokers the 'thumbs down'

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
Failure by stockbrokers to adapt models to target what matters most to high net worth (HNW) clients has seen an exodus from traditional relationships. While the GFC and market volatility resulted in risk and capital protection being ranked most highly ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
The Australian stock market has opened slightly higher after the New York stock exchange closed on a flat trading day. At 1020 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 3.5 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 4,311.8 while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher after a seesaw session overnight on Wall Street, which ended flat, uninspired by modestly promising US jobs and trade data. At 0745 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract ...