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TAL urges trustees to review default insurance benefits

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... insurance cover offered to members is appropriate. Speaking at the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Sydney yesterday, Darren Wickham of TAL Group Life told delegates the new Prudential Standard is an opportunity to revisit ...

Outcomes-based investing is the future for wealth creation sector: AMP

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... exit the industry," he said. While it is easy to say it's too hard, Henaghan reminded delegates at the conference, held in Sydney, that other industries like Retail and Tourism were also being forced to either sink or swim. Henaghan suggested that funds ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... January 1 that will likely tip the US economy back into recession. Tokyo added 0.99 per cent, or 92.53 points, to 9,400.88, Sydney was 0.68 per cent, or 30.4 points, higher at 4,477.7 and Seoul climbed 1.15 per cent, or 22.07 points, to 1,934.85. Hong ...

Fund budget surplus with cuts to super tax breaks: Treasury

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012

Industry funds to concentrate on direct distribution

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... position," said Lally, speaking this morning at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Sydney. Effective marketing will be important for industry funds hoping to hold onto this position, he said, and funds need to establish ...

Coming in 2014: Aussie recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... University and has 25 years plus of experience in the field of proprietary trading and alternative investment. So when the Sydney Morning Herald quotes him saying that, "I think we will have a huge drop in GDP (gross domestic product) in early 2013 ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... due out. Treasury Wine Estates chief executive David Dearie is due to speak at an American Chamber of Commerce lunch in Sydney. In equities news, Seek, BHP Billiton, Linc Energy, Sundance Energy, Australian Pacific Coal and Nemex have annual general ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... up from $19.9 million in the prior corresponding period. Aristocrat was up one cent at $2.87. The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,741.40 per fine ounce, down $US8.60 from Tuesday's local close of $US1,750.04 per ounce. Mr Heffernan said the release ...

Actuaries Institute gives guidance on FCRs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... trustee and a clear demonstration as to how they reached their conclusion," he said. Speaking at the ASFA Conference today in Sydney, Darren Wickham and fellow leading actuary James Collier, two of the co-authors of the new professional guidance added ...

AustralianSuper wins ASFA campaign of the year award

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... the campaign of the year trophy as well as a number of other accolades. The awards, presented at a cocktail function in Sydney last night, are designed to recognise the best marketing and communications campaigns on show in the industry. AustralianSuper's ...