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Sub-prime boosts actuary profile

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
Actuaries will play a more central part of the banking and financial services sector as a result of the US sub-prime mortgage crisis, according to Greg Martin, Institute of Actuaries of Australia president. "We are seeing enterprise risk management ...

BT Financial scraps opt-out cover

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
... fully aware of an understand any offer being made to them and that they consciously accept any change to their insurance profile." He said the superannuation industry must do more to address member understanding of their insurance cover and the benefits ...

Ascalon treads global commodity path

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... correlations to other asset classes, as part of a balanced portfolio, commodities can potentially improve the risk-return profile with the added benefits of trading in highly liquid markets. "This is supported by some major institutional investors announcing ...

Plan for Life and AFA award life industry Who's Who

Annuity and insurance heavyweights took centre stage at the Plan For Life / AFA Life Company of the Year 2007 Awards held in Sydney yesterday. CommInsure won the two top accolades, 2007 Life Insurance Company of the Year Award and the 2007 Annuity Provider ...

Instalment warrants spice up property portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
... if they were interested in it, as it could be a good way of acquiring it through their superfund. With the right risk profile and strategy they could be just the right thing for trustees," said Sadler. But Super Concepts cautions investors to be aware ...

Zurich sets up Climate Change council

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008

Aviva offers auto re-weighting

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2008
... tailored for individual clients, allowing the adviser to find a balance between easy maintenance of the client's risk profile and minimising tax and unnecessary transactions," Barker said. "At the moment if you're dealing with a wrap, the adviser is ...

Who cares about the US, it's Asia that matters

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has just released an analysis of how Australia's international trade profile has changed since Federation, confirming just how much our world has changed and why Asia and not the US is what drives our economy. ...

CG not a priority for mid-caps

... small-cap sector. "Now that they have reached some prominence, sometimes their corporate governance is not matching their profile just yet." Michelle Baltazar

Vanguard indexes pension

... a diversified option - developed by Vanguard's chief investment officer Eric Smith - that matches their personal risk profile. Robin Bowerman, head of retail, Vanguard Investments, said, "Superannuation is a long-term investment which makes the indexing ...