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Investment income fuels life insurance sector

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... billion compared with $238 billion at June 2012 for an 8.1% increase. Equities accounted for 47% of this total, debt securities 33%, property 7%, cash 8% and other assets 5%.

ASIC mulls replacing adviser Training Register

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is considering replacing the ASIC Training Register for financial product advisers. In a Consultation Paper (Consultation Paper 215 Assessment and approval of training courses for financial product ...

Australian ETF industry soars to reach $8 billion

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... from ETF provider BetaShares. The total market capitalisation of the low cost index products traded on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) reached a total of $8.25 billion in July. Market movement was attributable for 8.1% or $618 million of the ...

Performance fees boost K2 profits in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... 30 June 2013, after strong investment performance triggered performance fees. In an announcement on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), the fund manager said total revenue for the period stood at $36.4 million with $24.3 million coming from performance ...

FIIG targets SMSFs with low-limit corporate bond

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
Fixed income broker FIIG Securities has cut the lower corporate bond investment limit to $10,000 in a move to attract more investment from the self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) sector. FIIG had previously put the limit at $50,000, which was itself ...

Queensland adviser permanently banned

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
A former Queensland financial adviser has been permanently banned by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) after an investigation found he provided inappropriate and unreasonable advice. ASIC's investigation found that between ...

ANZ profit, wealth FUM up despite insurance concerns

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... division have helped the bank post a solid profit in its latest nine-month report. In a statement on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), the bank announced an unaudited 7% rise in net profit to $4.7 billion for the nine months to 30 June. ANZ chief ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... contract was seven points higher at 5,067 points, with 7,526 contracts traded. * National turnover was 314.2 million securities worth $465.9 million.

Platinum reports stellar result

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... plus dividends paid was 52.33% for the period, according to a preliminary final report announcement on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The strong performance contributed to the group's fiver-year performance figures of 10.4% versus 3.3% from ...

MTAA Super converts to listed shares in Sydney Airport

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... and look forward to having a long-term economic exposure to Sydney Airport's excellent business model through our SYD securities." Turner called MTAA Super's stake in Sydney Airport an "integral component" of the infrastructure portfolio. Overall, this ...