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Designer slowdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... spooked that Chinese authorities could/are making a policy mistake. Nope Virginia, what's happening in China is not an accident but by grand Politburo design. How many times must Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Kequiang preach to all and ...

LGS takes stand on Bangladesh, gains MySuper licence

ALEX DUNNIN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
Local Government Super NSW (LGS) has become the first fund in Australia to sign on as a supporter of the 'Investor Statement on Bangladesh,' while also being latest fund to be authorised to offer a MySuper product. LGS has joined over 190 global shareholders ...

Direct insurance sales grow on consumer confidence

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
... risk insurance market compared with 11.9% at 31 December 2011. In-force premium sales on term, income protection and accident insurance were up 15.1%. "Term, income protection and accident insurance business has grown more rapidly than traditional adviser ...

William Blair targets super fund investors with 'game theory'

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
Chicago-based asset manager William Blair's head of dynamic allocation strategies Brian Singer has been in Australia promoting the firm's Macro Allocation Fund to institutional investors. The strategy is centred on the investment philosophy of 'game ...

Funeral arrangements for Synchron's Paul Riegelhuth

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... The funeral for Paul Riegelhuth, founder and director of financial services provider Synchron, who died following an accident in his home, will take place on Friday 10 May in Melbourne. Julie Bennett, Synchron's public relations representative said that ...

Industry pays tribute to Paul Riegelhuth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
Paul Riegelhuth, founder and director of financial services provider Synchron, has died following an accident at his Melbourne home. Fellow Directors at Synchron, Don Trapnell and John Prossor, expressed their sorrow at the news. "We have lost not only ...

MAIB appoints Towers Watson to manage $1.2bn in investments

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... over the incumbent Mercer. As a Tasmanian Government Business Enterprise, MAIB operates a compulsory third party motor accident personal injury insurance scheme.

2013

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
Economists like predicting the future and so as 2012 draws to a close, what will be the big themes of 2013 for Australian institutional investors? The first one will be that Australia, as a fundamentally nervous nation, will continue to do all it can ...

Soft-skills critical to maximising adviser value-add

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... Baccinelli highlighted the role that protection had played in providing adequate cover while he was recovering from a freak accident at sea many years ago. He reminded delegates that if they want to reach the point with clients where are sufficiently ...

Prepare now for MySuper revenue siege: MLC's Doust

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
Given that MySuper is a major game-changer in the way corporate super advisers earn a living, Neale Doust head of sales and relationship management at MLC Business Super suggests they invest sufficient time working how they'll survive once the brave ...