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Covered bonds losing their shine: S&P

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
Domestically, the newly issued covered bonds of the Big 4 are proving popular with investors, despite Standard & Poor's latest assessment that the sector is "losing some of its lustre." The rating agency released its outlook for 2012 predicting a "bumpy ...

Suncorp Life combines life risk, super and investments

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
Suncorp Life has created a new product and services business unit by combining its life risk and superannuation and investments functions under one roof, which has also seen a reshuffle of management staff. Headed up by executive general manager Sean ...

Extending the extended extension

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
Aussie, Ausssie, Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi! It's time to shake off that hangover all youse blokes and shielas for as we, Australians all, drank and barbecued Australia Day yesterday, the US Federal Reserve gave financial markets another something to celebrate. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat, after Wall Street was trading lower overnight despite strong gains on European exchanges. NEW YORK - Stocks have clsoed lower after a morning rally pushed the Dow Jones industrial average above its highest ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
Australian shares climb after market-beating results from Apple helped bourses shrug off growing concerns that Greece may default on its debt. European and Wall Street fell overnight after eurozone officials rejected a final offer from the Greece's ...

Premium Wealth adds new practice to dealer network

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
Premium Wealth Management has made another addition to its dealer group network with Pearman Financial Management joining its ranks and plans to continue to push for more firms to join its network. Pearman, a risk insurance-focused firm since 1999 ...

Agile, flexible portfolios big winners for instos

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
Investors will need to move quickly in 2012 as macroeconomic factors significantly impact investment outcomes, according to Mercer's outlook on the coming year. Portfolio flexibility and real-time governance models will be key to better results for ...

SuperStream compliance poses threat to funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
Superannuation funds need to start dealing with the impending issues coming their way as SuperStream comes into effect, the head of Towers Watson has warned, with default member definitions under MySuper also posing concerns. Since January 1, under ...

Fixed Income Investment course launched for planners

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
Financial planners looking to brush up on their fixed income investment knowledge can sign up to a new course being run by fixed income broker FIIG Securities. The course, which is accredited by the Financial Planning Association (FPA), consists of ...

ASIC questioned over new powers

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
ASIC faced questions over the potential risks in its proposed increase in powers under FOFA during the Parliamentary Joint Committee yesterday in a session where the regulator gave preliminary results to its planning shadow shop survey with "woeful" ...