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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... time) showed the US economy gained 162,000 jobs in March, which was the largest monthly increase in three years. It was the third time in the past five months that the non-farm payrolls report has shown job creation in the world's largest economy. The ...

Click rates rise at ESI Super website

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2010
... Pre-retirement planning, salary sacrifice, and how to choose investment options were the top three topics read by members. Almost a third of members also said they wanted their annual statements delivered electronically, rather than by mail - an increase ...

Aussies to rely on govt when insurance falls short: survey

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
More than two-thirds of Australians are under the illusion that the Federal Government will provide financial support to families if a member dies prematurely - one of the misconceptions driving underinsurance. New research from Lifebroker shows consumer ...

Aussie planners overworked: survey

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... Evolve Logic survey found over 80 per cent of respondents are working longer than a standard eight-hour day and close to a third of respondents said they had not taken a holiday in the past year. This is compared to a study by The Australian Institute ...

BTIM realigns income and diversified funds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
... fixed interest to take over the running of the new division, which will have a combined $13 billion in FUM - more than a third of total FUM. Current head of fixed income strategies, Scott Osborne, and head of fixed interest, Vimal Gor, will both report ...

ASIC ramps up market surveillance

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2010
... As a result, monitoring of real time trading on Australia's domestic licensed markets will be assumed by ASIC during the third quarter of 2010. ASIC commissioner Belinda Gibson said, "the procurement of the IMSS is an important milestone in the transition ...

Not-for-profits still beat retail: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
... Newcastle Permanent Building Society, coming in only 33rd place. The second best retail fund, Challenger, came 36th and the third best, Australian Ethical, came 47th. A major aspect of the tables is how the APRA analysis deals with default investment ...

When old news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
... was good news day anyway, so who's complaining? Heck even economic news showing that US existing home sales fell for a a third consecutive month in February and inventories are rising did not bother The Street. Neither did the 0.6 per cent fall in Federal ...

Av Super chair wins 2010 Trustee of the Year Award

AIST RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has awarded Av Super's outgoing chair David Leggo as this year's Trustee of the Year. Leggo thanked his team, including the three chief executives he had worked with during his decades of work in the ...

BT Super for Life hits the mark

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
... returns are significantly above the performance being achieved by industry funds in these same segments. To date, about a third of these new customers have 'activated' their account. An activated account means it's attracting superannuation guarantee ...