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Insurance stays afloat

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
The insurance industry may have been bashed by the troubles in the financial markets - but one researcher believes that most players are safe due to strong regulations, technology investments and sound portfolio management. According to Datamonitor ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after Wall Street closed weaker on Friday. At 0722 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was down 21 points at 4,030. In economic news, the Australian ...

Cuffe fund outperforms index by 13.8 pc

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... they are performing well amidst today's gloomy investment environment - but Chris Cuffe's Third Link Growth Fund managed to stay ahead of the index since its inception this year. The fund, which still posted a loss, has outperformed the All Ordinaries ...

AustSuper stays cautious

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
The $28 billion industry fund AustralianSuper has raised its allocation to cash and global bonds as it seeks shelter from volatile markets. Speaking at a Melbourne meeting for fund members yesterday evening, Ian Silk, chief executive of AustralianSuper ...

Investors question direct property valuations

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... property analyst at Colonial First State. "Until you get the space market being impacted, direct property valuations will stay high. But when space pricing impacts rents, direct property valuations will come off," he said. Criticising funds holding up ...

Lifeplan keeps it in the family

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... distribute the funds ending the adviser's role. "We have structured our NextGen Wealth Preserver investment so the funds stay with the adviser, giving opportunity and time for them to develop a relationship with the beneficiaries," said Walsh. According ...

Clear focus to drive age pension reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... actually bring your excess house equity into the assets test," he said. Dunsford said the way we encourage post-retirees to stay in the workforce also needs to be considered and one option we could consider is exempting employment income of retirees ...

Hedge funds to beat

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
The AIMA Australia Hedge Fund awards held last night highlighted 15 of the leading hedge fund managers in the country, with one awardee returning 39 per cent and another gaining as much as 265 per cent in the last 12 months. Admittedly it's been a tough ...

Aurora Trust delivers 13pc

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
Investors keen to stay in the black despite the market doldrums should look no further than Aurora's Sandringham Dividend Income trust. Sandringham's low double-digit returns may have been ho-hum during the bull years but this year's 12.76 per cent ...

Plan B bears market pain

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... notched a few cents after the announcement. That's probably because despite the tough markets, the company still managed to stay in the black, post positive net inflows of funds for every quarter of the year and will be giving shareholders a dividend ...