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S&P hits back on CalPERS' claims

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
Standard & Poor's has returned fire at claims by CalPERS that the global rating house practiced a "dual rating system" which placed municipalities to a higher standard than corporate issuers. US pension fund giant CalPERS recently flagged the current ...

FTSE war on terror

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
... Massachusetts, California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Missouri and Louisiana have proposed or enacted legislation requiring state plan sponsors to divest from international companies with active business ties to terror-sponsoring countries. Definitions ...

Magellan Global mirrors Berkshire strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
Research firm Lonsec has rated Magellan Financial Group's (MFG) Global Fund 'recommended' and noted it adopts a similar investment style synonymous to that of the sage of Omaha. Launched in July last year, the Magellan Global Fund equities portfolio ...

Escalator take up reach 50pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
Only a year after Plum Financial Service introduced an 'opt out' super contributions scheme, half of their 82-strong clients are considering to adopt the policy. The Escalator Program was developed to encourage employees to contribute more to their ...

Perpetual raises death benefits

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
... said Eric Wang, Perpetual chief executive. He said the upgrade was available to WealthFocus Super and WealthFocus Pension Plan investors. Perpetual decided to include anti-detriment payment facility on the platform after adviser and client feedback ...

Zurich's timely insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
Zurich is looking to up its stake in the life risk insurance playing field as it launches "Select Term" insurance, which breaks insurance in manageable chunks of 5,10 and 15 years. Zurich claims its Select Term product is created to "to provide certainty ...

JANA names new chief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
... us to build on our record of out performance and also reflects our focus on the importance of having a strong succession plan in place," he said.

Have DNA, will buy insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
Advanced science and technology has enabled DNA testing to be accessible to the American public. But the availability of genetic information has caused a growing number of residents to fear discrimination from insurance providers should the tests reveal ...

BGI rated five-star: S&P

BGI has retained its five-star rating and remains the top manager according to Standard & Poor's rating of International Equity - Quant peer-group managers. "Our five-star rating on BGI reflects the manager's ability to consistently outperform, and ...

Vietnam the next LPT hotspot

While Australia and Singapore continue to lead the stakes in global listed property trusts, the surprise star in a new survey is Vietnam, jumping from the sixth spot to third in predicted property market growth. The findings came from the Asia Pacific ...