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Super must not commingle with banks: ISA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
The Financial Services Inquiry should focus on harnessing the power of super to fund Australia's real economy, as an alternative source of funding to the banking sector, Industry Super Australia (ISA) has said. In its submission to the draft terms of ...

Consumers find super 'mind-boggling', survey shows

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
Consumers view superannuation as "risky", "complex", "mind-boggling" and "stressful", according to a new consumer survey commissioned by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The purpose of the survey, conducted by Latitude Insights ...

"Boring" hedge funds shake gung-ho reputation

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
A decline in overall hedge fund returns relative to the wider equity market in the wake of the global financial crisis reflects a change in the demands of sophisticated investors, and is not a sign that alternatives are becoming less attractive, according ...

US tapering to harm key EM countries

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
The US Federal Reserve tapering of economic stimulus is likely to harm emerging market countries with vulnerable currencies. Despite a slight recovery of emerging markets in the last three months, the asset class is likely to suffer once the US tapering ...

Cbus launches default retirement income stream option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
Cbus has launched a new default investment option aimed at providing an income stream for people transitioning into or already in retirement. The 'Conservative Growth' option aims to provide an after tax return of inflation plus 3.25% over a rolling ...

AUI Healthcare Property Trust added to North platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
AMP has added the Australian Unity Healthcare Property Trust to its North platform. Australian Unity Investments head of retail distribution Damen Purcell said the move is a sign of the growth in demand for quality unlisted property investments that ...

International shares pose barriers to entry

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
Investors looking to increase their exposure to international shares are hampered by a lack of understanding, according to the latest CoreData Australian Investor Report. The researcher surveyed 928 investors with a range of risk profiles and identified ...

Taper talk - the finale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite a soft lead from Wall Street 0830 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up five points at 5,282. In economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

FPA expects TASA to require "massive" efforts

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) expects the advice industry and the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) to go through "a massive matching process" to determine competency requirements for advisers under the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA). FPA chief ...