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Sunsuper cuts fees, adds FP service

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009

... balances over $700,000 still have no fees. "Our aim is to help our pension members maximise the size of their retirement nest egg and as a profit-for-members fund we will pass on any cost savings in the form of lower fees," said Tony Lally, Sunsuper ...

Magellan Global tops overseas shares manager list

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009

In a market that fell by as much as 50 per cent last year, Magellan Global bucked the trend by posting a 1.3 per cent loss, pushing it to the top of the league tables of overseas shares managers for 2008. As a fund manager that has only been around ...

Beautiful set of numbers

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008

"This is a beautiful set of numbers." (Paul Keating). What is? The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) Labour Force report for November of course. But many headlines did not see it that way. Bloomberg headline: Australia Lost 15,600 Jobs, Adding ...

HNW shell shocked about nest eggs

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008

... more concerned now about their retirement savings than they were a few months ago as equity markets continue to crack their nest eggs. Martin North, Fujitsu managing director of consulting, said 90 per cent of 'affluent' Australians surveyed between ...

Grant Samuel Epoch tops global shares survey

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008

Grant Samuel Epoch Shareholder Yield fund demonstrates the merits of free cash flow (FCF) based investing after it trumped other global equities managers in one of the roughest months in stockmarket history. No doubt the month of October will reveal ...

Nestle shuffles asset allocations

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008

Corporate fund Nestle Australia Group Superannuation Fund has revised the asset allocations of its conservative and high growth options following a review of its investment structure. Among the changes were a 2 per cent increase in Aussie equity to ...

SuperTrace cuts fees and jazzes website

RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008

... the ERF's latest initiatives as the fund's latest endeavours to help Australians hunt down and consolidate their retirement nest egg. SuperTrace's latest enhancements follow an initiative announced in January that saw CommInsure and the Commonwealth ...

Agriculture drives biofuel investing

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008

As agriculture continues to outperform, the push for sustainable biofuels will only increase investor appetite for investment opportunities in the sector. According to the Commonwealth Bank, "Australia's listed agribusiness sector has significantly ...

Tassies downsize to upsize retirement

MICHAEL HOBBS | FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007

... current prices could mean you may not have as much money left over to fund a comfortable retirement if your superannuation nest egg is not sufficient," he said. Davy said the reliance on the family home as retirement savings is not a particularly good ...

Little fish and the big picture

SUZY MAC | WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2007

The past five weeks has given some investors a classic lesson in the difficulty of timing markets. Expectations of more bad news saw the bears in a sell-off before being forced to buy back in as shares rebounded - a turn around that has enabled shares ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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