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AustSuper premium hike sees surprise member response

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... AustralianSuper's decision to significantly increase life premiums has had the surprise effect of triggering more members to dial up their cover. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Insurance Symposium, AustralianSuper product ...

Wilson HTM nixes Shaw deal

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
Financial services company Wilson HTM Investment Group (Wilson HTM) will discontinue discussions with rival Shaw Stockbroking over a merger with its stockbroking arm. In a statement to the ASX, Wilson HTM said that: "Despite positive and cordial discussions ...

FEATURE: Have we reached the tipping point for managed accounts?

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
In the first of a two-part special report on the sector, Mark Smith explores why after a series of false starts, industry experts are saying now is the time for managed accounts to live up to their billing as the next big thing in client portfolio management. ...

The 60-year-old investing idea that keeps on giving

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... sources for each individual loan. This means PMO can substantially increase its number of investments and yet, where necessary, dial down its average size of investment. "This achieves better diversification, which smoothes asset performance for investors ...

AIMA appoints new general manager

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has appointed former hedge fund manager Michael Gallagher as general manager of its Australian National Group. Gallagher replaces Brett Ireland who has decided to focus on a full-time role elsewhere ...

Getting ideas across to SMSFs the first battle: AMP

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
Distributing ideas to self-managed super funds (SMSF) is the first challenge for product providers looking to crack this inaccessible market, according to AMP Capital portfolio manager for infrastructure Perry Lucas. Lucas, who manages AMP Capital's ...

NGS Super lifts premiums for older members

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... while the new plan represents a large increase in premiums, "members are getting substantially improved cover, and they can dial it down." As well as improved death benefits, it also provides for a longer period of income protection - a maximum of five ...

Capital Fund Management launches half-price hedge fund

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
French alternatives manager Capital Fund Management (CFM) has launched a new product aimed at institutional investors with half the fees typically offered by hedge funds. The Institutional Systematic Diversified (ISD) Fund blends three quantitative ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
The share market is trading lower after the United States Federal Reserve flagged an interest rate rise in 2015. A remark from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicated the rough timeframe for an interest rate hike, which was sooner than investors ...

Retiree 4pct drawdown limits too high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... weights for retirees, will also put pressure on promoters of life stage investment products especially those that aggressively dial down growth asset weightings for members as young as in their early fifties. This is because separate research from groups ...