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CommInsure improves coverage for RBF members

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
CommInsure has improved the insurance offering for members of the Tasmania-based Retirement Benefit Fund (RBF) CommInsure has made changes to existing death, total permanent disability (TPD) and income protection products for members of RBF's defined ...

May Day happy day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
You just gotta love this market, don't you think? It's swung from May day mayday to May day happy day in a span of less than 24 hours. Must be all those algos reading those cheery headlines overnight: US Jobless Claims Fall To 5-Year Low (WSJ) ECB 'ready' ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong gains on Wall Street after an expected European Central Bank interest rate cut and a surprisingly good US jobless claims report. At 0730 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures ...

EBX launches online tool to purchase endowment bonds

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
Newly-created technology company Endowment Bond Exchange (EBX) has launched today an online tool that allows financial planners and retail investors to invest in zero-coupon bonds, also known as endowment bonds. The EBX Endowment Bond is a fixed income ...

Plans to close large UK defined benefit angers members

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
UK financial services group Axa has announced plans to close its final salary pension to existing members. The company told staff it planned to move 2,300 employees currently in the scheme to a defined contribution pension, where payments are not guaranteed ...

Top-down approach wins in post-GFC world: Hexavest

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
In the post-global financial crisis (GFC) world, global equity markets are more sensitive to news flow and macroeconomics than to fundamental business growth, according to Hexavest founding partner and senior vice president Robert Brunelle. The asset ...

May Day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
It's the 1st of May for our brethrens in the US and Europe and right on cue...we got a sprinkling of nasty data sets that sent Wall Street down last night, reminding you, I and Irene that this maybe another May to sell and go away. Not that we did any ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after falls on Wall Street following weak employment and manufacturing data, and as the Federal Reserve stuck to its aggressive economic stimulus program. At 0751 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index ...

AIST restructures policy department with key appointments

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has restructured its policy department, and has appointed two senior executives with an eye on the Stronger Super reforms. Project director at AIST David Haynes has been appointed executive ...

New FPA member base shows changing face of industry

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
An influx of Generation Y highlights the transformation of the public face of the financial planning industry, according to the Financial Planning Association (FPA). Figures released by the industry body shows that of more than 1,000 new members who ...