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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2007
Following the announcement by the US that it would impose tariffs on imported paper products from China after its research had shown that they were being subsidized by 10-20 per cent, trade negotiations have become more urgent as key players perceive ...

Unionised workers only half all industry fund members

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007
New research shows that industry funds are winning post-super choice, despite the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reporting that the proportion of private sector workers belonging to a union is only 15 per cent. According to the ABS, less than ...

Industry funds and master trusts share top honours

CHRIS NICHOLLS AND ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2007
SelectingSuper has released its one, three and five year performance rankings for super funds up to 28 February 2007, showing a fairly even balance between the segments leading the performance pack. According to the benchmark indices, the Rainmaker/SelectingSuper ...

Industry funds show master trusts a clean pair of heels

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2007
... performed over one, three and five years, show industry super funds' advantage over master trusts isn't just luck. The research, commissioned by Industry Fund Services and carried out by Rainmaker Information, showed that industry super funds on average ...

Meridien and AMP Capital Investors form $1bn team

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2007
... provider of choice in the sector." AMP Capital Investors head of property funds management, Andrew Bennett, commented, "Our research has identified that it is an investment sector that is likely to deliver attractive long-term returns. We are seeing ...

InvestorWeb under threat in proposed VisiPlan sale

... financial software business VisiPlan to IRESS Market Technology raises questions around the future of IWL's managed funds research arm InvestorWeb. Australian Stock Exchange listed IWL has four legs: wholesale and retail broking, portfolio administration ...

AXA wins Life Insurer of the Year

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2007
... Financial Advisers (AFA). Companies were judged in the key areas of product and service quality as judged by AFA members. The research process included a mix of quantitative analysis, conducted by Plan for Life, and an online survey of service quality ...

RCM head of Aussie equities moves to UBS

Govt proposes shorter PDS

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
... "Internet access is rapidly approaching 80 per cent in Australian households, and people increasingly use the web to research products online, so it makes sense to formalise the online delivery of product disclosure information." The enhanced disclosure ...

Big is better, but not best

... doesn't necessarily spell the end of super funds with assets below the billion dollar mark. Rainmaker Group director of research, Alex Dunnin, revealed the findings of the study at the annual Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) in Queensland. ...