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US pension plan deficits rise in June

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
... the value of equity markets and bond yields heavily impacted pension assets. "The combined effect of the fall in equity values and the fall in AA bond yields is a five percentage point decline in funded status and may come as a surprise to many plan ...

Auscoal switches to daily unit pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... initial "unit price" of $1. "The unit price for each investment option will be calculated daily taking into account asset values, investment income and transaction costs," said the fund. "Our move to daily unit pricing allows you to see a more up to ...

Rosenberg leaves AXA after review

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... consistent with the firm's escalation policy. "We are deeply disappointed in these actions, which are contrary to our firm's values and standards," noted the letter. "As a result, we are accelerating the management and organisational transitions previously ...

Allegro unveils second PE fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... their businesses are in better shape when they do. Prices for portfolio assets in this segment are also at more realistic values compared to the peak years before the global downturn," Moynihan said. Fund II will take an opportunistic approach, with ...

ACSRF boosts insurance for members

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
... premiums decreased for personal members with insurance cover. There will also be increases in age-based death and TPD unit values, ranging from 8 to 28 per cent depending on age - but the weekly cost of $1 per unit remains. Meanwhile, the fund is also ...

Wealth transfer strategies top adviser books

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
... with their clients, particularly in a changing regulatory environment that increasingly puts pressure on adviser fees and values. "Advisers should up the ante of their advice strategies... clients are switched on about this, and we think that wealth ...

AFS deal raises Asian opportunities

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
... an institution, nor a major accounting firm, and that they have rejected previous offers from institutions. "AFS really values its institutional independence. We have had approaches from institutions prior to this particular offer and we've already knocked ...

HOSTPLUS and ME drop Melbourne Storm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
... Storm is untenable and has terminated its sponsorship immediately. "We remain committed to organisations that share our values of honesty, transparency, integrity and trust. These are the sorts of organisations that we will partner with," he said. It ...

Farmland ripe for the picking

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... and could post an annual net return of between 10-15 per cent. The report notes that land prices have dropped from peak values and properties across Central and Eastern Europe could hold some good buying opportunities compared to Western Europe. While ...

On the shoulders of giants

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... succession planning, calling on the attendees to recruit the best talent. "We have to find good people who are committed to our values. Many of those people will be targeted by the for-profit sector as well, with lucrative offers, so our sector needs ...