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Austock Life strikes $100m

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... suited up with new options. "We are seeing an emerging market for insurance bonds as alternative investments to superannuation, especially for investors facing age-based or work-test contribution restrictions. Monies exiting super via pensions and annuities ...

From PDS doorstoppers to digests

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... a shortened PDS, which included a CDROM and website links for clients to refer to. Mark Pankhurst, ING employer superannuation head of product and marketing, said the reduced PDS was designed to present the information in "plain English". According to ...

Advisers endorse rural insurance top guns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
Rabo Financial Advisers (RFA) is set to boost its risk insurance relationships with Aviva, Asteron and CommInsure after they were identified as leaders in providing risk insurance to primary producers and regional businesses. The financial planning ...

AustSafe launches Super Personal

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... AustSafe Super chief executive. "With the introduction of AustSafe Super Personal we are able to cater for the superannuation needs of business owners as well as their employees." In the last 18 months AustSafe Super has added seven more staff and opened ...

Snowball buys Mastertek

... ASX listed financial services firm Snowball Group has acquired 100 per cent of the assets of specialist corporate superannuation business, Mastertek Benefit Consultants (MBC). Snowball will snap up all the assets of MBC, while the acquisition will be ...

Tax relief will drive insurance cover

... government removed the tax barriers which apply to group death and disability insurance schemes established outside superannuation," said Brad Jeffrey, head of the Actuarial and Employee Benefits Practice at Watson Wyatt. He added, "An employer can more ...

ING buys Citistreet for $960m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
ING Group has acquired admin services giant Citistreet, owned by Citi and State Street, for a whopping $960 million in cash. Established in 2000, Citistreet was previously half owned each by Citigroup and State Street Corporation. The business provides ...

AXA Rosenberg unveils super long/short

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
... selection process. AXA Rosenberg director of investments, Doug Burton, said the strategy is especially suitable for superannuation funds because it seeks a more even return stream to better match their returns obligations to members. Several key characteristics ...

130/30 demand drops

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
US investor interest in 130/30 equity strategies have noticeably waned in the six month period by the end of March - a reversal of a trend that pervaded for the most part of the last two years. Figures from US-based Pensions & Investments indicated ...

Same sex super overdue: AIST

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has thrown its support behind the Federal Government's proposal to eliminate same-sex discrimination in superannuation law. AIST chief executive Fiona Reynolds claims the government's changes ...