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The trouble with default superannuation funds

In this session from the 2012 Super Review ASFA roundtable, participants examine the strengths and weaknesses of default superannuation fund arrangements prior to 2007....

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Why SMSFs now set the superannuation benchmark

Both industry and retail superannuation funds are trying to emulate SMSFs by providing more choice and flexibility for their members. But as Damon Taylor writes, many cla...

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Wealth remains subdued: ANZ

ANZ has reported FUM growth for the last quarter of 2012, but CEO Mike Smith says the environment for wealth remains subdued....

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Investing in the infrastructure of the future

With government balance sheets around the world in disarray and pressure to continue to build and upgrade infrastructure, the growth outlook for the sector is looking goo...

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Investors to pay a heavy price for sticking with cash

Staying out of growth assets is the biggest mistake financial advice clients make at the moment, according to David Bryant from Australian Unity Investments, who argues r...

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Finding investment opportunities in China and India - easier said than done

Despite China’s “age trap”, the economic race between it and India is more complex than any one factor. Finding investment opportunities requires more complex analysis, a...

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Can emerging markets go the distance?

What happens after 10 per cent growth? The history of emerging market growth shows few economies last the distance, according to Chris Watling....

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ASIC's FOFA guidance gives planners a reason to smile

ASIC's guidance on FOFA's fee disclosure requirements prompted an almost audible sigh of relief from the financial planning industry....

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Wilson HTM on track after wealth management takes a hit

Wilson HTM Group has reported a net loss after tax of $2.3 million for the six months to 31 December 2012. ...

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Is everything you know about share market investing wrong?

Some of the key assumptions about share market investing are deeply flawed and merit robust re-examination, writes Schroders’ Martin Conlon....

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Government’s superannuation tinkering takes its toll

Mike Taylor writes that with the Government again having signalled the likelihood of change to Australia’s superannuation regime, its persistent fiddling continues to und...