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Jeff Bresnahan
News and interviews on Jeff Bresnahan including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.
Car sales jump 3.3% in December, World Bank says recovery is underway: Economy Roundup
SuperRatings reveals superannuation funds performed well during 2009 but the amount of personal contributions from investors has declined.
Super fund surge continues
The remarkable turnaround for Australian super fund investors continued in December 2009, with new data from SuperRatings showing the average balanced super fund returned 2.1% in the month.
NAB prepares Northern Rock takeover, Manufacturing sector slides: Economy Roundup
Superannuation funds will face pressure to merge during the next year due to the impact of the financial crisis.
Super funds in reverse for the first time in eight months
Australia’s average super fund lost 1.05% in October, but experts say the dip needs to be seen in context to the remarkable recovery in super fund returns since sharemarkets bottomed in March.
Super funds fight back in August
New data from SuperRatings shows super funds continue to recover, with the average balanced fund climbing 3.12% in the month of August.
Australia’s best super funds: 2009
Low fees plus exposure to less volatile unlisted assets sees this year's super fund of the year short list dominated by industry funds.
Retail sales up 1% in May, Super returns down 13% for 2008-09: Economy roundup
Shares fell quickly today on bad sentiment from Wall Street, while Super figures show their shocking selves.
Super fund members should do more to protect their wealth: expert
Default super funds have unfortunately been given more attention than well performing investment options.
Super funds bounce back in March
Superannuation fund members finally have a reason to smile, after the average super fund gained 2.24% in March.
Super funds dip in February, March will be better
March should see the first positive returns for super.
Sharemarket falls add to woes for superannuation funds
The continued slide of the Australian sharemarket have guaranteed more pain for Australian superannuation fund members
Super funds shed 20% but investors urged not to panic
The horror year for Australian superannuation investors has continued, with the average balanced fund shedding 3.1% in November, taking losses for the 12 months until the end of November to a staggering 19.74%.
Five reasons to dump your DIY super fund
The shine may have come off many initially well-intentioned DIY funds of late. For many such superannuants, there are solid reasons to consider a drastic change. By MICHAEL LAURENCE
Budget deficit a possibility, super funds keep losing, oil at 16 month low: Economy roundup
Fears that the market would chase Wall Street down have been alleviated this morning as the market dipped before recovering. While the market fell close to 3760 points at 11.30am AEST, it recovered to 3844.1 points at 12.34pm.
HOSTplus named super fund of the year
Superannuation research firm SuperRatings has named hospitality sector industry fund HOSTplus as its super fund of the year.
Even worse than expected: Super funds dived 6.4% in 2007-08
Sharp falls in global equity markets in June has provided a nasty surprise for super fund investors, with new data from SuperRatings revealing the average balanced fund dived 3.9% in June and 6.39% for the financial year just ended.
Superannuation fees set to fall in Government super review
The Federal Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law Nick Sherry thinks fees charged by superannuation funds are too high and he wants to “renovate” Australia’s compulsory super system.
Super funds lose ground in 2007-08
The value of most Australians’ superannuation nest-eggs went backwards in the 2007-08 financial year, new figures by independent research firm SuperRatings reveals.
Super returns just positive for May, but brace yourself for losses for 2007-08
Super returns just positive for May, but brace yourself for losses for 2007-08
