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Suncorp Life super channel leads profit growth

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... already reset its strategy around the customer and re-based the balance sheet and experience assumptions on a more conservative setting," the statement said.

Former Mercer partner joins Cooper Investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... Equities Fund in 2004 and the Asian Tiger Fund in 2007. "Most recently, in March 2014, we launched the Pensions Fund; a conservative equities fund designed to form part of an overall portfolio for investors who are in the pensions phase," he said. "As ...

Dear mom, all's good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... pre-election jitters of a hung parliament - where nothing gets done - as indicated by exit polls proved grossly wrong. The Conservative Party headed by incumbent PM Cameron, instead, won an outright majority - 331 of the 650 Parliamentary seats - at ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following gains on Wall Street on Friday. The June share price index futures contract was up 43 points at 5,645. Wall Street stocks surged more than one per cent on Friday after new data showed that the ...

Macquarie profit beats forecast

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... our portfolio mix to changing market conditions, the ongoing benefits of continued cost initiatives, a strong and conservative balance sheet, and a proven risk management framework and culture," Moore said.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open a touch lower, as gains on Wall Street offset losses in the local market on Thursday. At 0648 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down two points at 5,615. US stocks have pushed higher ...

Advice industry faces insurance quandary

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... harder for new AFSLs because it's a bit of an unknown risk, but as long as advisers are sticking to traditional and conservative advice, PI insurance hasn't changed that much. It's just that insurers are a lot more risk-averse now." Managing director ...

Advisers need to educate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
... how many As, how many Bs, how many Cs, you divide that by how many elephants in the room, and you're a 'moderately conservative' investor. "We predicate how we're spending other people's money based on categories they don't even understand."

Superannuation trustees under the spotlight: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... the industry, and also some misunderstanding of APRA's expectations in this area, which may be leading to unduly conservative liquidity management practices by some trustees," Rowell said. APRA's focus in the coming months will remain on ensuring all ...

MTAA launches transition to retirement investment option

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... said. She noted that the portfolio has no exposure to private equity and that it sits between MTAA Super existing conservative and balanced options on the risk/return spectrum.