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S&P withdraws Ashton-Paulson rating

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
Standard & Poor's has withdrawn the 'two stars' rating on the Ashton-Paulson hedge funds after rating the products just over a week ago. Ashton Advisors (Australia) advised Standard & Poor's to pull the rating on the firm's Ashton-Paulson hedge funds ...

PI insurers face $300m in claims

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
Advisers could face tougher hurdles to get professional indemnity cover as insurers expect a $300 million claims bill in the next three years resulting from collapses such as Storm Financial, said an industry expert. Christina Kalantzis, principal of ...

Communication breakdown advisers failure

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
One of the biggest downfalls of the financial planning industry is its inability to communicate effectively the value of the profession, said a key industry association. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers, said ...

IAG & NRMA fund rejigs insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
The IAG & NRMA Superannuation Plan has re-appointed CommInsure as its insurer, repriced its insurance premiums and is boosting social, environmental and corporate governance strategies following its signing of the UN PRI. The plan, which had $805 million ...

Gen-Y in a bottle

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
Banks and super funds run the risk of losing their Gen-Y members, who will represent half of their membership base in 10 years' time, if they don't drastically change their communication channels today. Rocky Scopelliti, a senior executive at Telstra ...

Capstone FP eyes more practices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
Capstone Financial Planning is using the dealer group's independent label to attract more financial planning practices to its ranks - with over 10 practices expected to join in the next 12 months. Grant O'Riley, managing director at Capstone Financial ...

Super must become more efficient: PM

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in his latest essay said superannuation should become more efficient and improve its net investment returns. In a widely publicised 6000 word manifesto, the Prime Minister has outlined his views of the economy and his plans ...

Lonergan Edwards supports Premium buy-back

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
Valuation firm Lonergan Edwards & Associates said the Premium Investors proposed share buy-back scheme, which is set to be voted on next month, would be a fair outcome for shareholders. The independent experts report, commissioned by the Premium Investors ...

Progressive trumps all with simple strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
Keeping it simple has worked for Sydney-based Progressive Superannuation Plan. The fund's balanced option has beaten most of its larger well-known peers in the same category by 3 per cent over a five-year period to May. Rainmaker SelectingSuper data ...

Macq Airport buys management rights

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... as possible. The process was outlined in Macquarie's ASX release in March this year on its listed specialist funds and its plan to develop initiatives to close the gap between valuation and security market price. Listed specialist funds provide less ...