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Default fund listings unnecessary: FSC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
The FSC has told a Productivity Commission hearing that the continuation of default fund listings in awards is not necessary following the introduction of MySuper. Speaking in Sydney this morning, Financial Services Council (FSC) chief John Brogden ...

ASFA backs CSIRO/Monash superannuation research alliance

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... priorities. "The challenge is how to facilitate investment by superannuation funds in the new economy, innovation and productivity, and in infrastructure, by creating investment/asset markets that operate efficiently and effectively," ASFA said in the ...

ISN releases super returns persistency report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
... poorly performing fund in one period is likely to be a poorly performing fund in a subsequent period." Linden said the Productivity Commission should recognise these findings of persistency as it finalises what is expected to be a formal criteria that ...

AFS appoints regional manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... resources, services and personnel that are accessible and dedicated to assisting them to maximize their operational productivity and potential."

Wins and losses in PC default super report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
The Productivity Commission has handed down its draft report on default superannuation funds, and while its recommendations were predictable, they represent big wins and yet severe threats for both sides of the industry. The inquiry was called in 2009 ...

NIIS development on track

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
The advisory group established by the government following the Productivity Commission's inquiry into a National Disability and Insurance Scheme has endorsed the Gillard government' policy approach. "The Advisory Group's work on the issues associated ...

Fin services GDP share to shrink by 2050

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... communication technology revolution will propel Australia by 2050 to become a $4 trillion digital economy but the productivity, disintermediation and globalisation forces it will unleash on financial services may, perversely, see the sector contract ...

Volatility predicted for emerging markets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
... improvements in fiscal and monetary policies over the past decade to improve sovereign balance sheets, inflation rates and productivity. "These factors have been, and should continue to be, key drivers of sovereign credit quality and currency performance. ...

PM rejects lifting retirement age to 70

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... though unlocking labour force participation for women and older people is seen as one the best approaches to boosting productivity and GDP. The Grattan Institute today released a report 'Game Changers: Economic Reform Priorities for Australia' that explored ...

CSIRO questions Aus economy after the boom ends

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... than it does rocks," he said. "What's plan B when we don't have the commodities boom anymore?" "Mining multi-factor productivity is declining, that means we're putting a lot more in and getting less out. "There is a decline in mineral ore grades, so ...