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Equity-like bonds most attractive

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
Equity-like fixed income areas and higher real-yielding sovereigns in developing markets can provide strong bond opportunities for 2014, according to Brandywine. The prospect of rising interest rates globally has lowered investors return expectations ...

US Congress votes to raise debt ceiling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... Lew was reported last week saying that if the debt ceiling wasn't raised from 27 February the US was likely to be in technical default on its debt. The clean debt ceiling bill is also likely to reinforce growing confidence in the US economic recovery ...

ASX managed fund service gets go-ahead

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... investment services manager at ASX, was keen to stress that the participating managed funds will not be 'listed' in the technical sense. "It is not a way to trade units in managed funds between investors on the market. It is not a secondary market," ...

Prime Super and HIP to merge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
Industry superannuation funds Prime Super and Health Industry Plan (HIP) will merge later this year to create a fund with almost $2.4 billion in funds under management and 150,000 members. Under the new arrangement, Prime Super chief executive Lachlan ...

SPAA to use networking technology at conference

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014

Appleyard defends free SMSF service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... without technology, paper-based, by cottage accountancy practices. "We are an enormous business with enormous resources, technical capabilities backed by a technological arm. So yes, it is a valid point, but it is getting simpler, it is getting cheaper ...

AMP names new division leadership teams

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014

Men continue to dominate super fund boards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
... encourage women in the super industry through programs such as Super Springboard - a program that provides participants with technical knowledge, skills training, a dedicated mentoring program and networking opportunities." The prudential regulator also ...

Zurich appoints national head of sales

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
... last year. "Andy's extensive background in sales coaching, strategic marketing and presenting, combined with his deep technical knowledge and extensive social media presence make him a perfect fit for this pivotal role," Zurich general manager of Retail ...

SMSF borrowing under control, ATO figures suggest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
... September, they suggest fears that SMSFs are fuelling a house price bubble are unfounded. Graeme Colley, director of technical and professional services at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA), said there was no evidence that SMSF ...