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ING takes DB admin in-house

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
ING Australia is moving its defined benefits administration in-house, ending its previous outsourcing relationship with Aon Australia. Mark Pankhurst, ING Australia Employer superannuation head of product and marketing, said Aon told the firm it was ...

S&P rates AQE fund five stars

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
Standard & Poor's awarded Goldman Sachs JBWere Asset Management's (GSJBW) Australia Quantitative Equity Fund (AQE Fund) a four star rating. Set up in 2004, the long only fund combines quantitative and fundamental strategies based on six investment themes ...

Liquidity jitters raise income yield

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
The running yield across Putnam's income funds has trebled from less than 1 per cent above cash to more than 3 per cent above cash and, according to the fund manager, the fixed income market is throwing up opportunities it hasn't seen in 20 years. "Many ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open flat today after a mixed lead from the US, although the futures index in Sydney was higher. At 0745 AEST, the Sydney Futures Exchange's September share price index futures contract was up 31 points at ...

Plan B bears market pain

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
Boutique wealth manager Plan B's full year results were not as stellar as the numbers in the half year although the company still managed to meet its earnings target and dish out higher-than-planned dividends for shareholders. Six months ago, Plan B ...

More super to move into daily pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
In the future, more super funds will behave like fund managers, giving members a chance to see how much their savings are worth on a daily basis - a radical departure from today's convention of monthly, quarterly and yearly valuations. The debate surrounding ...

Aon signs UN PRI

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
Aon Consulting Worldwide has taken a serious stance in managing environmental, social and governance issues by becoming a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). Signing the PRI will formalise Aon's use of the ...

Credit investors put bond issuers on notice

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
The general manager finance and tax at Wesfarmers, Luigi Mottolini, spent a good part of May and June leading a roadshow to meet with local credit investors. The aim of the meetings was to repair relations with bond portfolio managers and analysts who ...

Barclays UK takes life insurance online

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
UK based Barclays Bank penned a deal with Norwich Union to provide life insurance products for the retail market online, a strategy which contrasts the approach of many Australian insurance firms. The deal means Barclays will offer both level and decreasing ...

AXA to list wholesale prop fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
AXA plans to list its $1.07 billion wholesale property fund as a way to avoid any "detrimental" impact on unitholders should volatility in the property sector continue. The firm proposes to list the fund before the end of the year subject to unitholder ...