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CSSA calls out default fund selection

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
Major superannuation funds may be forced to close thanks to the Fair Work Amendment Bill 2012, said Douglas Latto, Corporate Super Specialist Alliance (CSSA) president. The Corporate Super Specialist Alliance (CSSA) has made a submission to the Standing ...

Same old blues but some upside in 2013: Russell and Threadneedle

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
Russell and Threadneedle agree that while equities will provide modest returns in 2013, they see little evidence that market volatility will abate. In their respective market outlooks for November, both global investment houses pointed to improvements ...

WA planners reject big dealer groups

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... we must crawl before we walk and run," he said. Melbourne-based Synchron has had members of the management team on the ground in Western Australia for up to four days every fortnight, said director Don Trapnell. In three months the company has grown ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... parties to open crunch talks on pulling back from the fiscal cliff, with both sides stressing a willingness to find common ground and craft a long-term deficit reduction plan. LONDON - European stock market indices dropped as investors focused on US ...

Klipin leaves AFA for millenium 3

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... transforming the AFA into a strong adviser association which leads the market with its clear and authentic advocacy work, ground-breaking GenXt platform which has nurtured the future leaders of advice into the industry. AFA National President, Michael ...

Estelle Pearson Actuary of the Year

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... developing the first globally recognised Enterprise Risk Management qualification (CERA), and TAL's Darren Wickham in 2008 for ground breaking research on retirement savings reform. Pearson has presented at numerous industry conferences and events, and ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... both the United States and the eurozone. An upbeat consumer confidence report from the US helped stocks reverse some lost ground, but concerns about the looming "fiscal cliff" at year-end continued to weigh on sentiment. London's FTSE 100 index of top ...

Lonsec and Milliman challenge current advice model for retirees

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... identifying the challenges and debating the issues of post-retirement investing, solutions and responses have been thin on the ground," said Lonsec and Milliman. "It is inevitable that the needs of boomers in retirement will have to be met.".

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... revenues," Charles Schwab & Co analysts said. LONDON - European stock markets posted mixed results but the pound gained ground after data showed Britain has marched smartly out of recession, news that offset a sharp drop in profit at Spanish banking ...

Searching for conviction: Premium China study tour

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... the investment options they want, often there is no substitute for sampling the intangibles that can only be found on the ground. In a line of work that's never far from statistics and facts, it's essential to also to get a feel for what can't be objectively ...