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Suncorp buoyed by super and investments

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
Suncorp Life, which covers the company's life insurance, superannuation, investment and asset management businesses, contributed $222 million to the group's bottom line, almost a third of the parent's total earnings. On a relative basis, the division ...

Bond rush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
Another week, another bad start for Wall Street as the bears continue to loiter the financial playground, scaring the bulls away from the equities roller coaster ride and directing them into the bond market fun house. With no major data release out ...

OC Funds unveils distribution strategy, appoints Purpura

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
OC Funds Management has appointed Peter Purpura, former managing director of Fisher Graham Financial, as its head of retail distribution, who will head a more aggressive distribution strategy for the firm. In addition to his former position at Fisher ...

Nightmare on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
Yep, the scare is on! Expect nothing less - it's Friday the 13th anyway. Jason and Freddie Kruger are out to induce a nightmare on Wall Street. But wait, it wasn't Jason, nor was it Freddie - it was the US initial "weekly" unemployment insurance claims ...

The trillion dollar election question

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
With the election less than two weeks away, a key super fund executive weighs in on how it plans to grow the fund regardless of who wins the race. Paul Schroder, general manager of growth and new opportunities at AustralianSuper, said the trillion dollar ...

Macq fills gap in mid-tier planning consultancy

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
Macquarie Practice Consulting is finding more mid-tier planners are seeking advice on how to value their business at a time when the industry is caught in an environment that is switching from the traditional commissions-based model to fee-for-service. ...

Not a jobless double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
Double-dip here we come! Yes Virginia, we're on our way back to the abyss. This, if you believe the talking heads and the written words on the financial media after the latest update on US employment hit trading screens last Friday night. The numbers. ...

Scale a key issue in multi-management

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
More financial planners are taking funds management in-house, but a key fund manager predicts the multi-manager trend won't be a 'category killer' due to scale issues. Matt Mckinnon, general manager - retail sales Australian equities at Perpetual, acknowledged ...

Managed fund for charity pays dividends

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
Chris Cuffe's Third Link Growth Fund is yet to reach its $150 million goal but has already achieved its more noble goal - delivering a $45,000 cheque to charities each month. Two years on, the fund has pooled more than $40 million in funds under management ...

Squared

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
Be there or be square! No Virginia, investors weren't there on Wall Street last night, but they've more than squared (their positions). This morning's news tell the story of selling on Wall Street because of -- according to The Age - " A surprisingly ...