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Advisers to boost political clout

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... did not have an official framework similar to this new forum for licensees. The move means licensees will now meet three times a year to discuss their strategies. It comes at a time when the retail industry "has been found wanting in getting a clear ...

Women make up 30 pc of trustees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... 30 per cent of trustees on industry and government super funds are women. But as low as this ratio seems, it's still six-times higher than the low 5 per cent of women directors on Australian company boards, according to research from the Women On Boards ...

Underinsurance to hit crisis point

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... Insurance of a super fund member is $162,000 compared to the AIST/IFF formula-based suggested coverage of more than four times that at $517,000. The biggest problem, said Brogden, is that most people think there is no problem. "Australia's 'she'll be ...

452 Capital retains 'three stars' rating

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... Services. "[The team] has remained true-to-label and [has] not compromised its style or process despite market conditions at times being significantly at odds with the manager's conservative value approach."

ING IM appoints Taurus for gold strategy

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
... Russia central banks are moving to diverse their US dollar holdings and gold is a known strategy to diverse during unsettled times." He said Taurus exhibited the best track record for managing precious metals exposures. Taurus is owned by staff and M.D. ...

CareSuper ramps up insurance appeal

CARESUPER RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
... existing insurer. On joining the fund, under automatic acceptance, members may elect to increase their death & TPD cover to 10 times their salary, capped at $1.5 million and to take income protection which reflects their actual salary level. They can ...

Cloud computing still a foggy idea

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
... companies manage their 'cloud' better. Hansen said that to protect cloud-based applications, ensure they are available at all times and run on peak performance, companies must adopt an 'application delivery networking' strategy that ensures full visibility ...

In Kerr Neilson we trust

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
Financial planners are three times more likely to favour Platinum Asset Management over other international equities fund managers, new research found. An Investment Trends survey of 648 financial planners found 56 per cent of planners listed Platinum ...

Contribs rate during GFC still 23 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
... crisis to $112 billion, leaving total contributions still at a high 23 per cent of total national wages or two-and-a-half times the SG rate, according to latest figures released by APRA. Compulsory employer contributions were unchanged, staying at $43 ...

Investors gain sector-based ETFs

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
... "The wide scale freezing of funds has also had an impact, with investors now wanting to know their funds are liquid at all times, not just when the manager decides to do so."