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Qsuper to champion tailored options

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
A recent move to individually tailor the investments of a Queensland Government super fund is a sign of things to come, said an industry expert. Qsuper, which invests nearly $40 billion dollars worth of retirement savings for Queensland Government employees ...

Off the cliff and into the ceiling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
... after all. For where China goes, there Australia shall be too - particularly with the lagged effects of the RBA's 2012 interest rate reductions adding more oomph to domestic activity this year. Just think of all those yuans heading into our shores! Looking ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013
... European stocks on strong Chinese trade data lost steam after the European Central Bank and Bank of England held key interest rates steady. However the euro gained against the US dollar as traders reacted to positive bond sales by indebted eurozone nations ...

Advisers at risk over asset-based fees

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2013
Advisers might need to change the way that they charge asset-based fees, which can create conflicts of interest, said finance consulting group The Fold. While the Federal Government's Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms have done a clean-sweep ...

NAB Private Wealth best in Aus

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2013
When it comes to private banks it seems size really does matter, after NAB Private Wealth was named the best one in Australia by publication Asian Private Banker. "In a market where wealth is mature and the private banking space is fiercely contested ...

Above trend growth bodes well for commodities

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013
... Bloxham, HSBC chief economist (Australia/NZ). "We expect that the RBA is now probably done with the easing phase of this interest rate cycle and that the next move may in fact be up in Q4 2013," Bloxham advised. He says the bounce in commodity prices ...

Retail Super Funds tank in satisfaction-stakes

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012
... increasingly rely on their adviser network and advice to retain customers, but at the same time be acting in the best interest of their client."

IFM awarded inaugural Aust Small Caps mandate

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2012
Investor-owned global fund manager, Industry Funds Management (IFM) today announced that HOSTPLUS has awarded the firm its inaugural Australian Small Caps mandate. The A$50 million mandate, which is expected to grow over time, will be managed by IFM's ...

SMSF growth highest in five years

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
The number of new SMSF funds established for the 2011/12 year was 36,270, the highest in five years and the second highest ever, according to the latest ATO update. The number of windups for the same period was 994, the lowest ever by nearly 4,000. ...

Further rate cuts to tempt investors back into risk assets: Lucas

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... another cut in official rates tempted investors back into the (share) market in greater numbers. "There's no doubt lower interest rates are forcing investors to search for yield as cash rates remain low, and the other favourite bellwether of Australian ...