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Indian pension funds poised for growth

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
Recent reforms to India's pension system could foster a "shareholder society" that will underpin the country's equity markets for years to come, market watchers say. India, like most emerging market economies, has no universal retirement safety net. ...

Banks to raise capital reserves

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
Landmark reforms will force global banks to raise their minimum capital requirements by at least double what they are today to avert another financial crisis - but the new rules, if adopted, could damage the smaller institutions. Bank regulators and ...

ASFA principles recommend super industry changes

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
The rising importance of superannuation in the economy and members growing reliance on their super's performance have formed the basis for the latest ASFA Policy principles report, released this week. The principles report, which is updated annually ...

Big four banks have Gen Y appeal: study

NEW RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... transaction account than the older generations. This indicates there is a strong need for deposit providers to offer incentive scheme to increase levels of customer loyalty within the institution," concluded Senlitonga.

AustralianSuper retains $1bn Concord mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... The awards will be granted in the form of restricted stock units under the terms of the Invesco Ltd 2010 Global Equity Incentive Plan. Mick O'Brien, chief executive of Invesco Australia, was in Hong Kong yesterday and declined an interview with Financial ...

Retirees using super for lifestyle, not income streams

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
Many retirees are unaware of what retirement products are and still see their nest egg's main purpose is to fund lifestyle needs, regardless of the industry-wide trend towards income streaming of retirement payments, reveals new research. The study ...

Industry backs MySuper reforms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
Superannuation industry associations have welcomed the government's MySuper reforms but one industry body said more should be done to protect and encourage competition within the market. Pauline Vamos, chief executive at the Association of Superannuation ...

Which way USA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
"Am I not pretty enough?" - Kasey Chambers This remains 2010's biggest question as we bade July bye bye. Just look at Wall Street's reaction over the weekend when America's real GDP results for the second quarter was released. What reaction? There was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
... before sliding and then zigzagging between gains and losses in the final hour. Economic news didn't offer investors much incentive to buy. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing executives, said growth in services businesses ...

The disappearing act of lose-lose funds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
Fund managers and super funds are responding to the 'credibility gap' in the wake of the GFC with major reforms to the way they structure fees, create products and meet their fiduciary duties, research found. This week, UK-based CREATE-Research released ...