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Aussie super funds leap into top 300

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
Recent spectacular growth has pushed eight Australian superannuation funds into the Global 300 list, according to a new Watson Wyatt survey. Local funds grew at 68 per cent per annum in local currency terms over a three-year period, while US funds grew ...

Look before you leap

Investors looking to switch fund managers due to the market turmoil should look beyond performance tables and understand the CGT implications of moving their assets, according to finance expert Michael Hutton. Hutton, a financial planning partner with ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2007
The share market is expected to open slightly higher today on the back of stronger commodity prices and a boost on Wall St last Friday. At 0727 AEST, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was trading up 13 points, or 0.21 ...

Trauma insurance to expand

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2007
... straight away, but in partial benefits," said Helen Troup, executive director of risk insurance at ING Australia. "We took the leap to think about customers not policies." The shift to trauma insurance highlights how the advice industry, in its move ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks were boosted by merger and acquisition activity. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0836 AEDT, the June share price index contract was up 30 points to 5,941. The speculation fuelling ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher on a positive lead from Wall Street, despite patchy base metal prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0657 AEDT, the March share price index contract was trading up 23 points at 5793. On the ...

FIIG raises $3.5m for next phase of growth

It's a small step for staff but a giant leap for fixed income specialist FIIG Securities Limited (FIIG) after the group completed a $3.5 million capital raising to fund the company's expansion. "We have some of the best and brightest fixed interest ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2006
At 1212 AEST, the resources sector remained on track after stumbling yesterday, with mining giant Rio Tinto growing 61 cents to $68.00 and rival BHP Billiton moving up 20 cents to $24.86. Energy stocks were largely mixed, with Woodside Petroleum finding ...

St Andrew's grows in leaps and bounds

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2006
HBOS Australia's wealth and insurance business St Andrew's Australia reported a 95 per cent increase in revenue with profits up 147 per cent on last year's bottom line. St Andrews also reported funds under management and advice were up 13 per cent annualised ...

Mergers deliver cost savings to members

Vision Super and CARE Super may have abandoned plans to merge but those who took the leap, such as AustralianSuper and AUSCOAL Super, are enjoying big savings from merging their operations. Speaking at the annual Fund Executives Association (FEAL) conference ...