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HOSTPLUS and ME drop Melbourne Storm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
HOSTPLUS and ME Bank have terminated their sponsorships with Melbourne Storm in the wake of the NRL scandal. David Elia, chief executive at HOSTPLUS, said the relationship with Melbourne Storm is untenable and has terminated its sponsorship immediately. ...

Can fee-for-service insurance advice work?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
It is still too early to conclude that commissions-based insurance advice is affordable for the general public but two planning groups show that it can work for certain segments of the market. This month, MLC-owned planning group Godfrey Pembroke announced ...

Advisers to gain political insight

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
Joe Hockey, shadow treasurer, and Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, are sharing their insights on the financial planning industry at two separate AFA luncheons later this month. Hockey will talk about the ...

Transurban deal off Future Fund table

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2010
The $66 billion Future Fund has terminated discussions with two Canadian pension funds on buying Transurban. The Future Fund Board of Guardians released a statement yesterday, stating it has "terminated discussions with the Canada Pension Plan Investment ...

Global instos flock to Asian infrastructure

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Asian Infrastructure & Related Resources Opportunity fund, one of the largest dedicated Asian infrastructure funds in the world, has closed with over $900 million from institutional investors including Australia. The fund ...

Diversify risk, not assets

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
The best risk management tool any investor can have is a culture of awareness to diversify risk - not just assets, said one industry expert. Alison Tarditi, chief investment officer of the multi-billion dollar Australian Reward Investment Alliance ...

Still a two-way street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
After all is said and done...more was said than done! Yes, you know what I'm referring to Virginia - the "big kahuna" of economic statistics that is the US non-farm payrolls report. Remember how we (note I use "we" when I'm mistaken and "I" to gloat ...

While we wait for payrolls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
Whew! Thank goodness we got some reprieve from the avalanche of economic data released over the past few days. Wall Street closed flat to up overnight as it nervously awaits what the mother of all economic releases - the US Non-farm Payrolls report ...

Aus Unity improves customer software

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
Australian Unity has hired Sword Ciboodle to improve its customer related business software and services. The financial services firm has developed a roadmap to deploy Sword Ciboodle across a number of businesses, with in initial focus on campaign management ...

Tiger year ushers investors to China

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
Planners spent the last decade educating clients about China's potential - but the Year of the Tiger could herald the new boom decade for local investors. Jonathan Wu, head of distribution and operations at Premium China Funds Management, said the Year ...