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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with securities indices more buoyant and both gold and oil reversing recent losses. At 0734 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was nine points ...

Life insurance consuming dormant super fund balances

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
More than 25 per cent of dormant superannuation accounts have active life insurance policies causing balances to dwindle through unnecessary fees, new figures show but financial planners can help. According to research house Rice Warner, just over 12 ...

Bank reaches for industry fund members

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
ME Bank is seeking to increase its customer base of industry fund and union members by marketing a new home loan directly through the work place. The bank is owned by 33 industry superannuation funds including AustralianSuper and HESTA, giving it access ...

Fed money drives black swans away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
Have money, will travel. The succession of black swan sightings over the past three months have thus far failed to keep financial market optimism down. Equity markets are up, commodity markets are up and so are commodity currencies. Have you seen the ...

ASX eyes merger alternatives

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
The ASX is left to seek other growth options after Treasurer Wayne Swan said that merging with the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) is against the interest of Australia and should be rejected. The Foreign Investment Review Board notified the SGX of Swan's ...

Financial planners crushed by rigid ATO

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
Rigid contribution cap rules with no ability to amend mistakes are causing financial planners to be caught by a new surge of compensation claims, industry leaders have said. Dante de Gori, general manager of policy and government relations for the Financial ...

ANZ appoints head of super

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
ANZ appoints former Aviva director Craig Brackenrig as general manager superannuation & investments, replacing Ross Bowden. Brackenrig will oversee ANZ's core super, investment and retirement solutions, reporting to ANZ Wealth's managing director John ...

Northern Trust lands QIC

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
Northern Trust has formed an investment operations outsourcing agreement with institutional fund manager QIC following a comprehensive due diligence and selection process. As a custody services provider, Northern Trust will provide a broad suite of ...

Speed bumps to annuities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
Existing government rules on certain retirement products are stifling growth and innovation in annuities - affecting how super funds can address longevity risk, according to a Towers Watson report. Under the current tax and the age pension means test ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
The Australian stock market has received positive leads from the US and Europe overnight, as investors overlooked a litany of bad news. At 0905 AEDT, the June share price index contract was up 28 points at 4,750 points, on volume of 4,457 contracts. ...