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Protect super savings: PwC survey

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... managers considered protecting retirement savings using 'investment guarantees' as the single most important product innovation for retirees in the coming years. An investment guarantee would ensure superannuation balances don't deteriorate in falling ...

Insurers slow on green IT

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... environment can still have a significant net benefit. "By placing a greater emphasis on performance metrics such as product innovation, time-to-market and sales effectiveness, insurers will be more effective in pushing products with green incentives ...

US instos ramp up alts to 22pct

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... dislocations. What they are not doing in any substantial way is pulling back." However, the survey warned that "continuous innovation" is required amongst all alternative asset managers to meet the needs and appetites of institutional investors. "Investors ...

Three step advice to commodities

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
If you're thinking of palming a slice of the commodities boom, stop and consider a three pronged alternative strategy that will give you the edge in an SRI-conscious world. Kingsley Jones, international portfolio equities manager at Macquarie Funds ...

Finding integrity in finance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
... wealth management." There are currently over 390,000 people working in Australia's finance and insurance industries. Innovation, revolutionary ideas and talent play key roles in adding to the wealth of the nation but professional integrity remains the ...

Rainmaker Marketing Awards celebrate best of the best

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... Australia's North won superannuation product of the year while Aviva Australia's Riskfirst was awarded the best product innovation of the year. In addition, AMP Capital Investors' Core Infrastructure Fund received the Rainmaker Best New Investment Product ...

Emissions trading won't fix climate change: expert

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
... "What we had to do was create the conditions to make investing in renewables attractive," he said. "This encouraged innovation and promoted mass production." "Politicians need to create a framework for companies to invest in," said Fell. The "feed-in ...

BT Super for Life wins clients

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
... to apply and view their balance and history much like an online savings account. Demonstrating the firm's drive for innovation, BT Super for Life members are able to top up their super by converting reward points from Westpac credit cards to superannuation ...

Hooley named State Street pres and COO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... committed to leveraging the advantages the firm had in terms of global reach, scale and investment in technology and innovation to benefit all State Street businesses. "[Hooley] has made a significant impact to our past success&his vision and in-depth ...

Portfolio Partners appoints BD head

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
... Partners' institutional and retail arms of the local business. Her brief entails overseeing distribution and product innovation opportunities within the global Aviva Investors Model. Falzon began her career at National Mutual/AXA in 1983, and joined ...