Oliver’s Insights – shares in another rough patch

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This edition of Oliver’s Insights note looks at the latest rough patch in global share markets. The key points are as follows: Global shares entered a rough patch in mid-September on... Read more continue reading

Japan- after the quake, after the floods

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Japan’s recovery from the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011 has been so astounding that people rarely even think about the tsunami anymore. Even fewer remember that heavy... Read more continue reading

SPAA overwhelmed by early conference registrations

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The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) is poised to hold the largest and most successful national conference in its 10-year history.  SPAA Technical Director Peter Burgess, who is overseeing... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update

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The past week saw risk assets return to favour on the back confidence that the US fiscal cliff will be resolved. This results from a meeting between President Obama and Congressional leaders at... Read more continue reading

Aussie dollar lifts in response to Chinese data

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There were further signs of recovery of the Chinese economy with the HSBC “flash” purchasing managers index rising from 49.5 to a 13-month high of 50.4 in November. The Aussie... Read more continue reading

Bell Asset Management grows team

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Bell Asset Management Limited, an independently owned specialist investment manager of global and domestic equity portfolios, announced that it has expanded its team. Jessica Grant has joined Bell Asset Management... Read more continue reading

September quarter superannuation statistics

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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) today released its September 2012 Quarterly Superannuation Performance publication. Total estimated assets, which include the assets of self-managed superannuation funds and the balance of... Read more continue reading

MySuper: Default super selection a step too far

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The Corporate Super Specialist Alliance (CSSA) has made a submission to the Standing Committee on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, objecting to the selection of default super funds being incorporated... Read more continue reading

BT Financial Group appoints Head of Retail and Corporate Superannuation

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Yesterday BT Financial Group (BTFG) announced the appointment of Ms Vicki Doyle as head of retail and corporate superannuation. The appointment is part of BTFG’s strategy to maximise the super... Read more continue reading

FSC supports the Government’s HFT and dark pool proposals

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The Financial Services Council has today supported the Government’s market integrity rules dealing with high frequency trading and dark pools.  John Brogden, CEO of the Financial Services Council said: “The... Read more continue reading