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ING upgrades OneAnswer

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
ING Australia's master trust, OneAnswer, has improved its insurance offering, increasing its total and permanent disablement (TPD) cover by $1 million to $3 million. As part of the upgrade, terminal illness benefits have increased by $1.5 million to ...

CG not a priority for mid-caps

Listed companies in the mid-cap sector run the risk of being ignored by corporate governance-conscious institutional investors after a new report found that only two out of 150 mid-cap companies have adopted 'best practice' CG standards. The 2007 BDO ...

First Quadrant launches fund for all seasons

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
... has launched Global Macro Trust, which aims to generate returns for institutional investors regardless of market direction. Max Darnell, chief investment officer at First Quadrant, said the global macro return strategy incorporated uncorrelated sources ...

Oil prices a two-way street

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
Record high oil prices is fuelling the Middle East to export nearly as much capital as they do oil, tying their economies to that of the west and acting as a brake on ever higher fuel prices. Saudi Arabia produces about one-third of the world's oil ...

Fix your interest

Suncorp has launched an online savings account that allows account holders to name how much interest they want to earn on their money. The new product, called eOptions, will allow everyday savers to lock in higher interest earnings on their cash. For ...

FICS raises maximum claim to $150k

Investors who lodge a complaint against their fund manager, financial planner or stockbroker can claim up to $150,000, up 50 per cent from the previous limit of $100,000 under a new policy by the Financial Industry Complaints Service (FICS). From 1 ...

MTAA super revs up retirement seminars

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
Responding to public demand for better super literacy, MTAA Super is running retirement planning seminars across Australia to educate members about superannuation and retirement strategies. Held in all states and territories, the 90 minute-seminars ...

Syncsoft reboots with Microsoft

IT developer Syncsoft plans to outgun its rivals by creating a software platform for super funds and unit trusts based on Microsoft technology not even available to the market just yet. Syncsoft claims it is set to revolutionise the superannuation and ...

BankWest branches into super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
... only grown at 17.2 per cent," he said. Low cost online superannuation products are a growing trend, with Virgin Super and Max Super launching their low-cost no-frills and web-friendly super fund products in 2005. However, BankWest's Lite Super charges ...

First Home Saver proposal a winner

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
... model." The scheme is not however restricted to only industry funds. Illustrating how popular the savings scheme could be, max Super said, "Research by maxsuper.com.au in August 2007 through the popular social network website Facebook, also proved supportive ...