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US consumers to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
... levels. Buying on dips. Call it whatever you want, the fact is that Wall Street rose from the ashes of a deep 3 per cent-plus slump last night to close in positive territory. The Street did a U-turn in a span of six-and-a-half hours (NYSE trades between ...

Discounted life cover at Asteron

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
... them to look at Asteron, which is offering premium reductions under a new policy that rewards "good health". The Healthy Plus Option offers Asteron Lifeguard Life Cover policy holders with discounts of up to 20 per cent on their standard insurance premium ...

HOSTPLUS opens NT and Sydney offices

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
The $7 billion-plus HOSTPLUS has opened new offices in Darwin and Parramatta, to cater for continued growth in these areas. For local employers, the new offices will provide a personal service on the ground, according to a press release. "A local office ...

New mortgage platform to offer top commissions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
... platform [that] has truly been built by brokers for the benefit of brokers". It will offer market-leading commission rates plus the industry's lowest flat-rate fee, said LFBA founder and managing director Julian Mitton. Imagine if a financial advisory ...

AvSuper appoints Hannover Life Re

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
The $1 billion-plus AvSuper has appointed Hannover Life Re as its new insurer. According to a press statement from the fund, AvSuper's new insurance mandate and arrangements kick in on 1 July. Hannover Life Re's mandate includes group life insurance ...

MIT tax regime modernised and simplified

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... a big sigh of relief after the government adopts a more common sense approach to the way managed funds are taxed - a big plus for investors that have long been disadvantaged by archaic MIT tax rules. It's a good day at the offices of Russell Investments ...

Asset Super tops up direct property

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
... is increasing its exposure to unlisted property, after investing another $16 million into Lend Lease funds. The $1 billion-plus Asset Super, following a recommendation from its asset consultant, Mercer, recently approved an increase in its exposure to ...

INGIM builds distribution from ground up

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... alongside more staff, as they make their push to distribute their two new 'high alpha' Australian equities capabilities, Alpha Plus and Extended Alpha. While the products are new, the Extended Alpha already received a five-star rating from researcher ...

New chairman for AvSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
The $1 billion-plus AvSuper has appointed Tom Grant as its new chairman, following the retirement of long serving chairman, David Leggo. According to a press statement, Grant took up his new post at the start of this month. He's been a director of the ...

Savings boost for GenX and GenY

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... Meanwhile, Chris Browne, financial adviser at Gen X and Gen Y specialist Financial Design for Life, cautioned that the $100,000-plus additional super does not factor in the opportunity cost of not getting good quality financial advice. For example, a ...