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Challenger injects more liquidity into annuities

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
... launched by Challenger since 2007. "We stopped in 2007 and that was largely due to the equity market, ironically at that stage, being very strong. "[Since then] there's been some structured longevity products which are quite complex [in the market] ...

Cuffe charity fund tilts to growth assets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
... $40 million in funds under management since its launch in April 2008. Cuffe said he writes a $45,000 cheque to SVA at this stage. He hopes to provide a regular income stream of around $1.5 million per year once the fund reaches $150 million. Prior to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
... points. NEW YORK - After a day of wild swings, the Dow Jones closed lower on Friday, ending a turbulent week that at one stage saw the blue-chip index plummet almost 1,000 points in one session. US regulators have launched an inquiry into Thursday's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
... industrial average and S&P500 index both slumped more than three per cent. The Dow had dipped almost 1,000 points at one stage, due to what reports said was a trading error. Regardless, the weak finish coupled with worries about Greece's debt and the ...

BT and Westpac plan integrated CMA

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
BT Financial Group is planning to launch an integrated cash management account with Westpac, creating a new player in the highly-competitive cash management sector. Speaking at an adviser briefing this morning, Chris Freeman, head of BT Wrap, said the ...

Commissions by another name

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... be minimised by full disclosure of fees charged and the ability of the investor to opt out of ongoing fee payments at any stage."

Green shoots for unlisted investments

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
Unlisted investments may be entering the first stages of their recovery following a rise in global private equity fund raisings and surge in infrastructure investment placements, research found. Preqin, a researcher specialising in alternative investment ...

Knee-jerk reaction to late action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... it stands, the equity market's behaviour to the recent rout confirms our view that investors are still at the "caution" stage of the investor psychology cycle. There's still confidence, then enthusiasm, then conviction and greed to go before we see the ...

Industry prepares for new advice era

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
... introduced massive reforms that had many contentious points was the choice legislation, which took ten years from proposal stage to adoption.

Cooper Review unveils MySuper, officially

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... fund options are age-based, meaning fund members are automatically moved from one default to the next depending on what stage they are in their lifecycle. Replacing that 'dynamic' default option with a singular MySuper product could have an impact on ...