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Advisers not ready for super changes

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... accumulations to one of pensions. In his keynote speech, Cooper said advisers were still focused on accumulation, but that focus was likely to shift quite quickly. This year the first baby boomers hit age 65 and retired. Citing Rainmaker research, Cooper ...

Super problems to short-change retirees

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... band - it would erode the purchasing power of a retiree's super by a substantial amount over 30 years. "Advisers need to focus on real returns," he said. According to Reserve Bank figures, a $100 basket of groceries in 1980 would cost $365 in 2010 after ...

AUI to draw planners with new property ratings

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
Australian Unity Investments (AUI) plans to use recent positive research ratings on its Diversified Property Fund to attract financial planners and retail investors to its $40 million rights issue, due to close on June 30. The Diversified Property Fund ...

ASIC draft moves FEX closer to reality

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... unlisted Australian public company that wants to provide derivative and equity products to marketplaces, with a particular focus on the development and listing of tradeable products within the commodity, energy and environmental asset classes. Yesterday ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
The Australian share market was firmly in the red at noon as resources stocks fell following a drop in commodity prices and a weak lead from Wall Street. At 1202 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 71.2 points, or 1.49 per cent, at 4,709 points ...

Kearney Group earns top planning award

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
Financial planning firm The Kearney Group won the 2011 National Practice of the Year title, awarded by its licensee the dealer group Securitor. The award was presented by Securitor's head of dealer groups, Matt Englund and Westpac chief executive officer ...

Bloomberg Tradebook taps into research vein

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
Bloomberg Tradebook has released new client-focused programs in a bid to build up its research offerings, with a focus on transparency and client access to information. Available to their Australian clients, the global agency broker has introduced an ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open higher on Wednesday, following upbeat performances in markets broadly overnight. On the ASX 24 at 0659 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was 47 points higher at 4,766. In economics news, markets ...

Legg Mason funds plug retiree gap

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
Legg Mason targets retirees with its real income and Australian equities income trust funds, changing from the 'usual' accumulation versus de-accumulation design to better accommodate advisers and their clients. Legg Mason said in their white paper ...

ASIC moves to protect OTC retail investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... base. ASIC has released a consultation paper seeking feedback on the financial requirements for issuers, with a particular focus on the net tangible assets they have in place to protect them against the risks of trading OTC derivatives. "Owners of issuers ...