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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after European markets rose overnight and Wall Street closed up more than one per cent. At 0810 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 33 points at 4,105. In economic news on ...

AIA innovates around adviser feedback

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Life insurance specialist AIA Australia has enhanced its Priority Protection product, expanding the product range to include a superannuation income protection option that will allow advisers to offer clients insurance within super. The new Super IP ...

Property syndicate launches for HNW and SMSFs

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Charter Hall Direct Property has launched a new single property syndicate for high net worth investors and self managed super funds, in response to growing demand for investment opportunities in Perth's CBD. "We are currently in one of the best buying ...

Investors set to remain cautious: Franklin Templeton

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Global investment opportunities will be approached with caution over the next decade, according to a Franklin Templeton Global Investor Sentiment Survey. The 2012 Franklin Templeton Global Investor Sentiment Survey, which includes responses from 20,623 ...

Dalidowicz exits AustralianSuper

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Richard Dalidowicz has stepped down as senior manager investments of AustralianSuper, following five and a half years with the $43 billion industry super fund. Dalidowicz was responsible for managing the funds' $13bn Australian equities portfolio and ...

VIX says nearly shopping time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Armageddon. Catastrophe. Lehman Bros moment. GFC mark II. Game over. Funny but... haven't I heard all this before? Let me think. Yeah right. That's it. "Twas about four years ago when Lehman bit the dust. Remember how you - and your neighbours -- felt ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following on from last week's falls across major bourses with investors concerned over the euro zone and sentiment rocked by a ratings downgrade for Greece and 16 Spanish banks. At 0850 AEST on Monday, the ...

Patterson steps down as Perennial CEO

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
Lewis Bearman has replaced Anthony Patterson as chief executive of Perennial Investment Partners, with Patterson remaining as an executive director of Perennial Value Management. "It's a fantastic outcome for Perennial, it was his [Patterson's] decision ...

AIST warns MySuper deadline tight

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees MySuper third tranche submission has warned that the July1 2013 deadline for the disclosure of MySuper comparisons on a product dashboard is very tight, urging the Government to move quickly to provide ...

Compliance hurdles too high on PAFs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
Converting a private ancillary fund to a public ancillary fund should be made easier, in order to support philanthropic giving in the current economic climate. That was the message from Andrew Thomas, general manager of philanthropy at Perpetual, speaking ...