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Demand for listed PM Capital fund exceeds $50 million

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013

Should super have its own regulator?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
The superannuation sector could benefit from having its own exclusive regulator, according to Challenger's director of retirement Income Jeremy Cooper. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) annual conference in Perth ...

TAL's profits take a beating

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
Life insurer TAL's profits have fallen by almost 60% since last year, according to second quarter figures released by TAL's Japanese parent company Dai-ichi Life. TAL's profit for the first six months of the Japanese financial year were $29 million ...

CB onslaught

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... side of Xmas)? There's a gabfest of Fed speakers scattered throughout the week. I counted 9 Fed presidents, plus Chairman Ben Bernanke, doing the rounds of the speaking circuit every single day of this week. New York Federal Reserve Bank President William ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on international markets after Federal Reserve chief nominee Janet Yellen bolstered expectations of the Fed keeping the flow of easy money. At 0752 AEDT on Monday, the December share price ...

Claims surge forces insurer to increase pricing

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
The surge in claims has forced specialist insurer Beazley to increase the pricing of its offer in Australia. "There has been some adjustment," Australian Income Protection relationship manager Sandy MacLeod told Financial Standard. A UK-listed company ...

AUST(Q) Super and AustralianSuper to merge in 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
The merger between AustralianSuper and Queensland-based AUST(Q) Super will be effective from January 1, 2014, following the successful completion of the due diligence process. AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk and AUST(Q) Super chair Bob Henricks ...

QE according to Yellen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... small gains brought these benchmarks to new record highs. And why the heck not? Unlike the outgoing Fed Chairman - our friend Ben -- who has been continually telling us to look to the data (since late May) for clues on the when and the how much of Fed ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... in Paris rose 1.04 percent to 4,283.91 points. Investors were cheered by dovish comments from Yellen, nominated to succeed Ben Bernanke as head of the Federal Reserve. In prepared remarks released in advance of her hearing before the US Senate, Yellen ...

APRA voices concern over super in-house investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has expressed concern over the tendency for superannuation funds to bring investment management operations in house. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) 2013 National ...