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Breakthrough on super fund fee processing

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
... able to slash manpower and hardware costs - ultimately boosting their bottom line. The CapitalX tests were carried out on a basic install of SQL Server 2008, running on Windows Server 2008. Syncsoft ran tests on a master trust to test a complex product ...

Deadly Trojan targets 400 banks

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
Imagine logging in to your bank account online, making a transaction, then finding out that you've just given your details - and funds - to a nameless hacker. Now imagine the Trojan targeting the users of 400 banks worldwide, including several institutions ...

First State Super boosts insurance by two-thirds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007
... underwriting requirements," he said. The improvements came into effect at the beginning of this month by increasing the automatic basic death and total and permanent disablement cover from one to three units. In a major move however, members can opt-out ...

China's pension to dwarf Australia

MICHAEL HOBBS AND CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2007
... small base, it will eclipse Australia's market once it cements its investment infrastructure. "China had a fairly simple, basic, company-based structure with only a very small proportion of employees who were employed by corporates receiving any retirement ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2007
The Australian sharemarket was in the red at noon following sharp falls in base metal prices and another soft lead from Wall Street. At 1202 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 33.2 points lower at 6495.4, while the All Ordinaries had declined ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
The Australian stockmarket had made solid gains by midday today pushed up by financial stocks after confidence returned to Wall Street overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 77.8 points higher at 6593 while the All Ordinaries gained ...

MTAA super revs up retirement seminars

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
... retirement strategies, tax effective investing and tips on maximising your superannuation. "It is important for members to have a basic understanding of how their super works in order to then have some meaningful input into their wealth accumulation ...

CommBank buys IWL

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
... to a month to complete. Tait said the company's wholesale capacity was a major reason for the purchase. He said while the basic integration plans had been decided, the bank still needed to research and conduct due diligence to clarify "the way forward." ...

Transition to retirement still a mystery

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2007
... Webber said he found many Australian investors were confused about how to manage and implement TTR's. "We received very basic questions like: 'if I start a TTR pension can I keep making contributions to my superannuation?' right through to more complex ...

CommBank gets online upgrades

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
... security and cut by nearly half the time spent by customers navigating through their various web pages. The approach may sound basic, but the bank said customers' banking experience would improve through initiatives such as a simpler personal banking ...