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First State Super and Health Super merger official

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... creating a $30 billion fund with more than 770,000 members. First State Super (FSS) said the merger has created Australia's third largest super fund. From Health Super's perspective, the combined fund will have more purchasing power which it said means ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
The Australian stock market was firmer at noon, on track to post a third straight day of gains, with the healthcare and industrials sector leading the broader market higher. At 1206 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 37.6 points, or 0.83 per ...

Advisers missing retirement planning bonanza

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
Only one-third of people with superannuation have begun preparing for their eventual retirement, and most of those are pre-retirees anyway, reveals new research from Roy Morgan. The results are contained in the latest Roy Morgan Retirement Planning ...

Count says advisers worried about IOOF offer

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
... franchises and just over $10 billion in funds under management, owns seven per cent of DKN Financial Group making it the third largest shareholder after Zurich (31 per cent) and IOOF (18.5 per cent). It opposes the unsolicited, non-binding terms of the ...

Advance Asian equity fund on hold as personnel changes

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
... portfolio manager of the Asian Equity Wholesale Fund. According to S&P, that takes the total of departures to five, almost one-third of the investment team. Jan de Bruijn has replaced Liem as head of Asia-Pacific equities and will also manage LGI's other ...

van Eyk calls for pay for ratings disclosure

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
... receive an investment grade rating. In over 21 years in this market van Eyk believes that, in most cases, no more than one third of the talent on offer is good enough to be recommended."

The seventh week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... there'll be no or a contraction in global growth by 2013. A one-on-three chance that there'll be OK growth. And the last third, there'll be expansion in the global economy. One way or the other - and the other -- Dr. Doomy will be correct. He has covered ...

Advisers and super key to underinsurance: AFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... super will negatively impact consumers but the super and advice industries can work together against underinsurance. In the third tranche of research from the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), 'Risking Everything', conducted by researcher CoreData ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... than expected in May. The ABS said Australia's unemployment rate stayed at a two-year low of 4.9 per cent in May for the third month in a row. Total employment rose by a seasonally adjusted 7,800 to 11.441 million in the month. Full-time employment fell ...

APRA super fund grillings set new precedent

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
... bottom, the short term hit masked how the fund was still a top performer over the previous 10-year period, ranking in the top third of funds by default options offered by workplace funds. This strong long term position has been maintained though the ...