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Divide super for members: Rainmaker

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
Australians should be separated into those that want a 'set and forget' fund and others that want a full service super solution to ensure members are in the appropriate fund, according to Alex Dunnin, Rainmaker Information director of research. Speaking ...

Hunter Hall donates $1.32m to charity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
Ethical fund manager Hunter Hall gave $1.32 million to charity this year and will keep supporting charities next year, defying other businesses that have taken philanthropy out of their budget because of bad markets. In 2001, the fund manager set up ...

Pensions deficit hits US firms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
Mega US companies must reassess their risk management strategy and revise profit expectations after pension plans losses turn a $90 billion surplus into a $420 billion deficit, according to Mercer. According to Mercer's research, the S&P 1500 defined ...

Alaskan fund appoints HarborVest Partners

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
The $43 billion Alaska Permanent Fund Corporations (APFC) is not letting the bear market slow its private equity investments as the fund hires HarborVest Partners to manage a new PE portfolio. APFC last week appointed US investment specialist HarborVest ...

Is super sexist?

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
An IOOF-owned super fund launched two months ago is targeting female investors and future retirees in its latest financial literacy campaign, which includes a report titled 'Is super sexist? Things to think about for women.' The super fund's report ...

AvSuper unlikely to follow govt fund mergers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
AvSuper has sought to clarify the fund is not a government super fund after receiving phone calls from members regarding the government's move to merge three government super funds to form a single trustee board. This follows a government announcement ...

Scary Money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
And the race is on -- the race to zero interest rates. The way major central banks are going, benchmark target rates could hit the big fat 0 before Easter 2009. Following the Reserve Bank of Australia's 100 basis point interest rate reduction early ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
The Australian sharemarket was slightly higher at noon, slipping back from early gains due to lower commodity prices and more bad economic news. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 21.2 points, or 0.6 per cent, at 3,555, while the broader ...

IRESS risk research improves

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
IRESS' risk research system IQM+ has undergone a tune up with added extensions to its product to better help advisers determine personal insurance coverage based on affordability. The new Cover Availability module is an analysis tool that allows advisers ...

Coombe names wealth management execs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
BT Financial Group chief executive, Rob Coombe has announced the combined Westpac/St.George wealth management business executive team. Coombe named John Shuttleworth as superannuation & investment solutions general manager; Mark Smith as insurance general ...