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Member switching yields winners and losers

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
A new SuperSA study shows 93 per cent of Triple S members chose to stay in the default balanced option during the GFC - while 7 per cent opted to put their money in different strategies. SuperSA's Triple S members who switched investment options during ...

Thanks but no thanks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
Gimme, gimme. This was the financial markets' almost universal clamour just a few weeks ago before the Fed handed down QE2. They wanted it... and so desperately. Heck, some even wanted more than the US$600 billion Big Ben handed out. But that was a ...

AMP unveils $6.34 per share bid for AXA

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
The worst kept secret in the financial services industry edged closer to reality this morning as AMP announced a fresh bid for AXA Asia-Pacific Holdings. AMP has offered AXA APH minority shareholders at least $6.43 per share in a combination of cash ...

Strong dollar fuels shift to unhedged intl equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
Some financial advisers are responding to client demand for their international share investments to be unhedged. "There will be advisers looking at internationals more due to the high Australian dollar but if you are getting research that the dollar ...

Invesco makes the case for global REITs

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
Nothing pleases the ears of an Australian more than a compliment from an overseas visitor, but the news that our listed property market is the world's most efficient is something of a mixed bag for local investors. "You happen to live in the most transparent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
The Australian share market was flat at noon as resources offset losses in the banking sector. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 0.1 points at 4,728.5 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen 1.5 points, or 0.03 per ...

NAB Super restructures alternatives portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
NAB Super joins the growing number of funds that are cutting their Australian equities exposure and finetuning their alternatives assets portfolios. The corporate fund made tactical changes to its asset allocation in conjunction with its asset consultant ...

Longevity products in early stages

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
In Asian and US markets, longevity and long-term insurance have found strong support yet in Australia, it is an area that remains relatively underexplored. "Longevity is something that is going to become more apparent, particularly managing longevity ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
The Australian share market was higher in early afternoon trading because of stronger demad for energy and resources stocks after positive data from offshore overnight. At 1214 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 25.4 points, or 0.54 per cent ...

Towers Watson looks to non-life insurance

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010