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AustralianSuper revamps retirement investment path

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
AustralianSuper is introducing a new age-based default for pension members and implementing a different path for those moving from accumulation to pension phase. The super fund conducted a review of the risk and benefits of its balanced option, which ...

Insurance rep banned from fin services

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
Insurance representative Terrence Wayne McDonald has been banned from providing financial services for 10 years following an investigation by ASIC. McDonald, of Portland, Victoria, was banned after ASIC found that he had not complied with financial ...

Waked triggers double downgrade

MORNINGSTAR REPORT  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
The BlackRock Scientific Australian Equities strategy has received a double downgrade from 'highly recommended' to 'investment grade' by Morningstar after the departure of Morry Waked. The Morningstar report said Waked, former global chief investment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher with Wall Street posting modest gains in late afternoon trade amid negative home sales data and positive news on retail sales and unemployment benefits. At 0804 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Rise of mini-mandates

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
Many planners are looking for bespoke risk management solutions to help protect their client portfolios from market swings while, at the same time, remaining 'in the game'. George Lucas, founding managing director of boutique structured products specialist ...

CFS to hire ESG manager

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) is in the process of hiring an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) manager to help the group progressively embed ESG considerations across the funds it manages, now exceeding $145 billion. ...

Westpoint investors win $13.5m compensation

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
ASIC has successfully obtained court approval of a $13.5-million settlement from State Trustees on behalf of Westpoint investors. The class action initiated by ASIC against Melbourne based trustee company, State Trustees, relates to investments made ...

AXA to launch blended premium insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
AXA Australia will soon adopt a blended premium pricing approach across its term life, trauma and total permanent disablement (TPD) insurance suite to make life insurance more affordable. Stephen Rosengren, head of individual life at AXA Australia ...

US fund managers say long term, trade short term

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
A US-based study has found many US fund managers are churning their portfolio more often than they said they would - giving new evidence that short-termism is rife and long-termism is just lip service for many. The study found nearly two thirds of institutionally ...

SuperAlphaFund closes shop in Australia

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
Managed futures fund manager SuperAlphaFund is winding up its operations in Australia after setting up shop less than two years ago due to a disagreement with ASIC. SuperAlphaFund chief executive, Matthias Gaertner, said there is no exact date set for ...