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Fin literacy won't happen overnight, but it will happen: Clitheroe

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
Paul Clitheroe, chair of the Financial Literacy Task Force, believes improving financial literacy is a 20 year project. Being a long term project, he said, it starts in the home, should be taught in schools and, above all, needs to be demonstrated through ...

Labor launches 6-point super plan

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
The Labor party has announced plans to finetune the nation's superannuation system, targeting lifting retirement income, cutting superannuation taxes and making it simpler for people to consolidate lost super. The Leader of the Opposition, Kim Beazley ...

Surging CFD volumes pressuring online brokers

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
Contracts for Difference (CFDs) might be forcing the Australian online broking industry to consolidate. CFDs have grown increasingly popular among retail investors since they were introduced in Australia early last year. Similar to other derivatives ...

CommSec buys direct-to-retail rival NevWard

Commonwealth Bank-owned CommSec has bought Neville Ward Direct for an undisclosed sum late last month, a deal that effectively doubles CommSec's arm that offers managed funds directly to mums-and-dads. CommSec's executive manager in broking Arnie Selvarajah ...

Avoid overly conservative target date investing: RiceWalker

Increasing longevity means fund members should avoid investing in life-cycle products that push them too early into conservative investments. In their latest Analysis paper called "Investment strategies in Australian Superannuation Funds", RiceWalker ...

Westpac flags billion dollar play in residential REIT

Westpac is planning a billion dollar plus shopping spree in domestic residential property and has launched the first residential real estate investment trust (REIT) in Australia. The country's fourth largest bank has beaten St George and Macquarie Bank ...

Mum and dad investors want a slice of the private equity pie

Private equity was once the domain of institutional investors but a rising number of companies are re-writing the rules by launching private equity funds tailored to retail investors. Macquarie is one of the first off the rank with its unlisted global ...

Finsuper jumps aboard the STA-ARF train

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2006
On 30 June Finsuper will merge with STA, which by then will have evolved into the massive STA-ARF merged entity. After the boards of both organisations completed due diligence, Finsuper decided the merger was the right move for its members. The merger ...

Weekly economic round-up

The monetary policy outlook dominates this week's financial market activity with Reserve Bank of Australia, Bank of England and the European Central Bank meetings to deliberate on their respective interest rate settings. The end of last week's financial ...

DSTi wins tech mandate from Tassie's RBF

Tasmania's Retirement Benefits Fund (RBF) has launched the first stage of its new automated workflow solution, courtesy of DSTi. The workflow solution, called AWD, is designed to increase automation, improve compliance and reduce the costs associated ...