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Prevention better than the cure: Asteron

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
Life insurer Asteron spearheads a new preventative healthcare program that aims to slash the cost of insurance to the average Australian and finally put a stop to insurance being seen as a 'grudge expense'. Yesterday the group launched an online customer ...

Countdown to awards

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
The Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards are just around the corner, an event that showcases the best super funds in the country. This year's awards held at the Westin Hotel, Sydney on 6 November and hosted by sporting television personality Ken Sutcliffe ...

FIIG hires ex-Goldman Sachs exec

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
FIIG Securities has appointed former Goldman Sachs fixed income executive Simon Ward as associate director in fixed income sales, based in its Sydney office. In his new role, Ward will be responsible for buying and selling the full range of fixed-income ...

Sentry buys AFG Financial Planning

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
National dealer group Sentry Group has acquired the financial planning arm of Australia's largest mortgage broker, Australian Finance Group - bringing Sentry's funds under advice to $2.2 billion. ING Australia-backed Sentry Group acquired Australia ...

Show me the money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
Remember Meredith? Meredith Whitney? Yes, that one. The 'mujer' who moved Wall Street during last quarter's reporting season. She's back in the headlines this reporting season. And if you believe the headlines, she is once more pulling Wall Street her ...

GMO and Lazard win combined $1.4bn in mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
Ipac has appointed $700 million mandates with GMO and Lazard as part of its Australian equities portfolio overhaul. Multi-manager ipac is rehashing its $4 billion Australian equities portfolio with new 'tailored mandates' that allow active managers ...

New tax code to drive Indian reforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
India's tax reform proposals will boost local savings, drive investment volumes and push up long term growth in the capital markets. The reforms could lead to strong savings growth for India's middle income households, according research from Mumbai-based ...

Bassanese backs Aus eqs and LPTs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
Pennywise Investment, an exchange traded fund (ETF) specialist developed by economist David Bassanese, is keeping an overweight position in Australian equities and local listed property, despite some experts saying the market is overvalued. Bassanese ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open slightly higher as US and European markets rose on encouraging earnings reports. Local resources stocks are also likely to be stronger due to higher commodity prices. At 0728 AEDT on the Sydney Futures ...

Rio Tinto Super explores alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
The corporate superannuation fund for Rio Tinto employees has introduced a new alternative growth asset class to diversify into the unlisted markets. The Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund introduced the new asset class on 10 September. As a result ...