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Equipsuper clears merger hurdle with Vision

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
The merger of Vision Super and Equipsuper will continue after the two funds cleared a major obstacle that delayed the deal to 2012. The merger hit a roadblock on May 25 when trouble arose around the merging of Vision Super's pooled super trust, Equipsuper ...

First State Super and Health Super merger official

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
Today marks the official merge date between Health Super and First State Super, creating a $30 billion fund with more than 770,000 members. First State Super (FSS) said the merger has created Australia's third largest super fund. From Health Super's ...

Pigs may fly but they won't default

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
Rejoice! For the Greek Parliament has passed the government's fiscal austerity measures! Wall Street was happy - the S&P 500 index gained 0.8 per cent on the news - but Europe was euphoric - the Euro Stoxx 50 index jumped 1.9 per cent and the FTSE-100 ...

Funds ignoring foreign exchange risk

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
Australian funds can materially improve their returns over time without taking on extra chunks of risk by taking foreign currency exchange more seriously, the Financial Standard Currency Management Forum heard yesterday. According to Troy Rieck, managing ...

Just do it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
Just do it! For all the positive spins given to explain the big gains on Wall Street overnight, it's probably Nike that did it. Cyber reports speak of the Germans now being in tight with the French and agreeing to swap a big portion of their banks' ...

Market Wrap -Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
The Australian share market was expected to open stronger after a resurgence on Wall Street overnight as fears eased over Greece's debt crisis. At 0710 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was up 49 points at 4,491. In economic news ...

Better second half

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... we're already beginning to see signs of this. Latest data show that the Chicago Fed's manufacturing index rebounded 84.0 in May - the second highest reading in more than two years - from 83.6 in the previous month, a sign that Japan's factories are coming ...

AustralianSuper creates governance role

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
AustralianSuper has further redefined the 'super fund' mould by creating a new governance role and expanding its position in the wealth management industry. Andrew Gray will join the fund in July in the newly-created role of governance manager in the ...

Advisers missing retirement planning bonanza

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
Only one-third of people with superannuation have begun preparing for their eventual retirement, and most of those are pre-retirees anyway, reveals new research from Roy Morgan. The results are contained in the latest Roy Morgan Retirement Planning ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
The Australian share market is expected to open around one per cent lower today after US stocks fell due to fresh concerns about the financial stability of the eurozone. At 0629 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was down 41 points ...