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Retirees unlikely to recover GFC losses: Cooper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
Strong growth in superannuation in recent years does not help retirees whose accounts took a beating in the global financial crisis, according to Challenger chairman of retirement income Jeremy Cooper. Cooper, who chaired the 2010 Super System Review ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said tapering of stimulus measures was not on a "preset course". In testimony to Congress, Dr Bernanke reiterated that the Fed ...

Planner platform satisfaction reaches record high

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
Planner satisfaction with platforms reached the highest level recorded in an annual Investment Trends' study's ten-year history, surpassing the high that was achieved in 2012. The study is based on a survey of 1,141 financial planners and concluded ...

Dismiss fixed income at your peril

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
Investors, particularly those in or approaching retirement, should be wary of ignoring fixed income and other income producing assets in the 'great rotation' out of cash and into equities, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) executive ...

Super set for best year since 2007

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
The recovery in super fund returns that continued apace in the year to May 2013 points to 2012/13 being the best returns year since 2007. The upbeat assessment is contained in the latest SelectingSuper Workplace rolling 12 month default option index ...

Legg Mason $100m mandates add to IOOF value approach

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
IOOF's decision to award Legg Mason $100 million across two mandates was based on a desire to differentiate its offering from other manager and supplement existing out-of-favour value strategies, said IOOF chief investment officer Steve Merlicek. IOOF ...

Yellow Brick Road launches super fund

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
Confusion over the superannuation system is at the heart of why so many Australians are detached from their retirement savings, according to Yellow Brick Road executive chairman Mark Bouris. He said that taking control of savings, and having access ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... 32 cents to $34.52 while Rio Tinto was down 96 cents to $53.72. "It is going to be one of those days where we'll see a switch out of equities, we've certainly followed Wall Street's lead today," Commonwealth Securities market analyst Juliette Saly said. ...

Volatile safe-haven bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... US equities appear to be taking this on their stride. And why not? With a stronger growth and less QE, investors simply switch from defensive and high yield plays into cyclical and growth-orientated scripts. Easy! Then again, perhaps not. Not according ...

Planning software not ready for FoFA opt-in hurdle

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... when selecting financial planning software," he added. The survey also showed that a quarter of financial advisers would switch software providers over poor functionality.