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Polarisation of super dubbed "shocking" by UK manager

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
The extent of polarisation within the Australian superannuation industry is "shocking," according to a UK-based manager. Alan McFarlane, chief executive officer of Dundas Global Investors said that looking from the outside as the UK moves towards a ...

Generations split on what causes sleepless nights

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
Research from superannuation fund Sunsuper revealed that the financial nightmares experienced by different generations reflect where they are at within their respective life stages. But what unites the generations, said Sunsuper's general manager, customer ...

Legal challenges face default super inquiry

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
The changing role of Government in recommending default super funds in modern awards could lead to worker legal action against the Commonwealth. The Law Council of Australia issued the warning at public hearings held by the Productivity Commission (PC) ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street finished higher on optimism the US and European central banks may act to stimulate their respective economies. At 0751 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Online speed nurtures consumer trust

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
The net benefit of financial services companies moving their business online will be speed, said Rohan Lund, chief executive of Yahoo!7. "If you look at the rate at which people are starting to use online banking, the reason we are seeing that propensity ...

Double A USA - the scare that wasn't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
Financial markets have again become Eurocentric - bobbing up and down on every blah that comes out of anybody who's somebody's lips. I don't think anybody could argue that Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti is somebody. Thus, when he blahed to Germany's ...

CGT relief for super funds backdated

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
Financial Services and Superannuation Minister, Bill Shorten, has released exposure draft legislation on income tax relief for merging superannuation funds for public comment. The draft legislation takes into account several of the issues raised by ...

Cash for investment not just liquidity

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
The increasing popularity of term deposits among SMSF trustees indicates a broader shift in attitude from viewing cash in terms of liquidity to viewing it as an investment, according to RaboDirect. Recent research conducted by the online bank revealed ...

Long-volatility a loss-maker: van Eyk

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
The key to a successful volatility strategy is active management as long-only positions can lead to losses, said a recently released paper by van Eyk. van Eyk's research tested a number of different investment portfolios, which combined varying amounts ...

If not now, when?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
After all is said and done, much was said but nothing was done. Risk-takers have every reason to feel disappointed for none of the central banks - Fed, ECB, BOE -- that met this week walked their talk (the BOE though didn't do much talking). There weren't ...