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21 February 2014 • By • 1 min read

Super assets hit $1.8 trillion

Superannuation assets increased 19.8 per cent in the 12 months leading to 31 December 2013, raising total assets to $1.8 trillion according to the ...

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Declining equities hit super fund returns

A fall in major share markets has led to negative returns for Australian superannuation funds in January, according to Chant West. The median ...

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Developed markets set for higher GDP growth

Threadneedle Investments believes the strength of the global economic recovery will result in higher than expected GDP growth for both the US and the ...

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Nikko AM Australia boss quits

Nikko Asset Management managing director for Australia Mike Davis has announced he will resign from the company after spending three years in the role

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ASIC boss ‘worried’ about financial advice

ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft has aired his concerns about the financial advice sector in front of a Senate inquiry, labelling it “one of the riskier ...

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'FOFA repeal’ claims rubbished

Industry Super Australia’s criticism of the government’s proposed amendments to FOFA has been dismissed as ‘over the top’ and ‘hyperbole’ by a ...

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China concerns ‘misplaced’: AMP Capital

While increasing debt levels and the growth of the Chinese shadow banking sector pose risks for China, AMP Capital believes these risks are ...

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Appetite for smart beta doubles: Towers Watson

The clients of Towers Watson invested more than twice as much in 'smart beta' strategies in 2013 as they did they the year before, according to data ...

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New report eases SMSF property concerns

Vanguard and Rice Warner have released a new report on SMSF trustees, which shows trustees have a "much lower" allocation to property than SMSF ...

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Market Vectors to launch ‘equal weight’ ETF

Market Vectors has developed an Australian Equal Weight ETF (MVW) providing equally weighted exposure to most liquid ASX listed companies, and will ...

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