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Group risk premiums on the up: Rice Warner

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
Australia's group life segment has begun increasing premium levels, Recent Rice Warner analysis shows. The research and consulting business for the superannuation industry compared the average premiums for death and TPD cover for the 10 largest industry ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
The Australian share market is set for further falls after another negative session on Wall Street, caused by escalating violence in Iraq that pushed US oil prices to nine month highs. At 0700 AEST on Friday, the March share price index futures contract ...

Equipsuper removes CFO role, adds key staff

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
Equipsuper has removed the role of chief financial officer and brought all risk and compliance staff under the newly-created position of chief risk officer. As a consequence of the changes in the superannuation fund's leadership team, chief financial ...

Investors find opportunity in SMSF conservative approach

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
Self-managed super funds (SMSF) ultra conservative approach to investment can be turned into an opportunity for investors with higher tolerance for volatility. The latest Credit Suisse equity research explains that companies forecasted to raise dividend ...

Investors beware IPOs

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
The excitement surrounding initial public offerings (IPOs) can inflate prices and lead investors away from their disciplined investment process, Hyperion portfolio manager Joel Gray has warned. "Rising equity markets have seen the tide of IPOs rise ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
The share market has opened higher after positive leads from the United States. With trade resuming after a public holiday, local investors were pricing in further gains that took Wall Street to fresh highs in recent sessions, IG market strategist Stan ...

The kindness of central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
S&P 500 2000 here we come! It won't be long now. Yes Virginia, with the S&P 500 index less than 50 points away (or 2.5%) from the 2,000-point milestone it'll just a few more sleeps and it'll be there - my back of the envelope calculation show that the ...

UniSuper still fighting Westfield change

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
Westfield Retail Trust's main shareholder, UniSuper, has likened a $70 billion restructure of shopping centre assets to getting the wrong piece of fruit. UniSuper, which holds an 8.5% stake in WRT, has opposed the restructure of assets that are jointly ...

Finding alpha in ESG

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
The Who's Who in ESG research attended this week's annual ESG RA Research Awards and the results are a mix of good, bad and magnificent. Elaine Prior is a name that needs no introduction in Australia's ESG broking community. Her research into the subject ...

EQT receives approval for ANZ Trustees acquisition

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
Equity Trustees (EQT) has received the ministerial approval required for the acquisition of ANZ Trustees. Acting Assistant Treasurer Mathias Cormann has provided the approval, the company told the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). "As such, the ...