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AustralianSuper posts double digit returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
AustralianSuper's balanced investment option recorded its third year of double digit returns during 2014-15, reflecting the benefits of an increased focus on active and internal management of assets. After taxes and fees the AustralianSuper balanced ...

Stirred but not shaken

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
Was that it? No fire sale? Have the financial markets lost their marbles? Haven't they read the headlines about Greece turn from gloom to doom and yet... there were no massive sell orders? Or, not enough buy-ops. Equity markets closed down, a bit, - ...

Super fund members switching at record rates: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
Australians are paying attention to the superannuation conversation with new data showing super members are switching funds at a level not seen since 2010. Eleven per cent of super members switched funds last year, up from 9% in 2013. About 5% are intending ...

ASIC bans Provident Capital director

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
Former director of failed company Provident Capital has been banned from providing financial services for two years. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) found that John Patrick Sweeney failed to comply with financial services ...

Oxi Oxi Oxi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
Hellas, Hellas, Hellas! Oxi! Oxi! Oxi! That's the Greek's resounding vote on Sunday's referendum which ask them to vote nai (yes) or oxi (no) to a question that's probably as 'greek' to the Greek themselves - a question that would task the minds of ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower with European markets slipping ahead of Greece's referendum on its bailout and future in the eurozone. At 0810 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was down seven points at 5,480. ...

FSC revamps board, policy team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has appointed State Street head of Asia Pacific to its board and confirmed that chief economist James Bond has left the organisation. State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) head of Asia Pacific, Lochiel Crafter, is ...

Challenger appoints technical services head

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
Challenger has appointed a new head of technical services to support advisers. Andrew Lowe was previously a principal consultant at Suncorp-owned Asteron Life and has also held technical positions at ANZ Wealth and ING. At Challenger, he will report ...

Australian Ethical to list on mFunds platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
Australian Ethical Investment has lowered the minimum investment amount for its retail funds and will soon list many of its products on the ASX mFunds A platform. Among a raft of changes, Australian Ethical has also expanded its product suite by launching ...

The fat lady in concert on Sunday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
What would the fat lady sing on Sunday? Would it be a rendition of Andrea Bocelli's 'con me partiro' (time to say goodbye) quickly followed by Nina Gordon's 'the end of the world'? Or would weight-challenged crooner sing the Everly Brothers' 'I give ...