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Do super funds hold AAA rating key?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
A group of Australia's leading economic minds believe building and increasing infrastructure investment would assist an otherwise weakening economy at threat of losing its AAA credit rating. Economist Ross Garnaut told The Superannuation Opportunity ...

Super 2.0 must deliver retirement certainty: FSC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
The Financial Services Council has urged both sides of government to work together to ensure the superannuation system is fit for purpose for the next generation. Speaking at the FSC BT political breakfast held in Sydney, FSC chief executive Sally Loane ...

NAB reduces fossil fuel exposure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
NAB's new corporate sustainability report positions the bank as the national leader in environmental, social and governance commitments. The 2016 Dig Deeper report promises a material decrease in the use of fossil fuel-based energy and a corresponding ...

Trump is heaven's gift to central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Be careful what you wish for... No Virginia, except for Putin, the majority of world leaders didn't wish for Trump. So far away from Good Friday, they would have crucified US presidential "candidate" Donald Trump (if that was legal). In mid-January ...

Labor blindsides super legislation

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
The Federal Government's position on superannuation will be reaffirmed today as three pieces of legislation are introduced to parliament, all despite Labor's attempts to blindside the occasion. The legislation stems from this year's Budget announcements ...

Advisers to foot $24m bill

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
The financial advice industry will pay more than $20 million in levies to ASIC under the proposed industry model to fund the regulator. The figure was released in ASIC's consultation paper on the proposed industry funding model. ASIC forecasts its effort ...

Aussie government bond flaunts confidence

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
Oversubscription to the Australian government's 30-year bond demonstrates both foreign and domestic confidence in the country. Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison said the bond raised $7.6 billion from investors and the historic issue attracted bids totalling ...

Yale returns 3.4 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
Yale Endowment Fund earned 3.4% in 2015-16, fuelled by its 54% weighting to alternatives, reports its investment office. YEF's return contrasts with the 2.9% achieved by the MySuper SelectingSuper benchmark for the same period and 4.8% achieved by the ...

No new monetary policy moves on horizon: AB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
Don't anticipate any further significant easing of monetary policy or any aggressive policy tightening any time soon, AllianceBernstein (AB) has said at a media briefing in Sydney. With its impact having been both minor and unpopular to date, any more ...

Current super objective "un-Australian"

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
ASFA believes it is "un-Australian" for politicians to settle on an inadequate objective for superannuation that restricts its purpose to merely substitute or supplement the age pension. The super fund representative body is urging people to take interest ...