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Pension funds killing GM

Pension fund and health care costs for General Motors (GM) in the US add $A5,000 to the cost of each car, almost sealing the fate of the giant car maker. After earlier reports by Financial Standard that the pension fund burden for GM is one of the factors ...

Full steam ahead for reverse mortgages

A growing number of companies are providing reverse mortgage products and the more providers there are the better for consumers, said the industry's peak body SEQUAL. This month, both ABN Amro and Mariner Financial Services released their reverse mortgage ...

ASIC complaint is minor: Health Super

Health Super, responding to an ASIC direction to improve insurance disclosure, says the areas requiring improvement are minor and have caused no detriment to members. But Health Super have said are, and will fully, co-operate with ASIC. In a statement ...

S&P expands ratings team

Standard & Poor's (S&P) have expanded their fund ratings team by appointing two new analysts to their Melbourne office, ahead of some scheduled changes to their internal ratings procedures next year. Ben Sheehan and Lee Comper add to the existing team ...

Former ASFA chair back in the spotlight

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has announced a new chair at their annual conference last week. Rosemary Vilgan will replace outgoing chair Lorraine Berends, who is the principal of Marvin & Palmer Associates. Vilgan is the ...

Asset consultants and super fund CIOs in harmony

At the ASFA conference this week, David St John, CIO of Unisuper and David McMahon, head of consulting at Intech shared the stage and the same view that asset consultants and super fund CIOs can work together "in harmony". St John talked about a range ...

YES gives nod to Financial Wisdom

Sydney-based mortgage group YES Home Loans has teamed up with advisory giant Financial Wisdom to provide financial planning and protection advice to YES home loans customers. Under the strategic alliance, both companies will form a new group called ...

Survey reveals ICs matching the benchmark

The September quarter results for the Counterpoint/Rainmaker implemented consulting (IC) survey reveal ICs are yet to show any noticeable outperformance over single-managers. Counterpoint's John Parrish said the survey results underpin the idea that ...

CommInsure joins life insurance innovators

CommInsure is another insurer that has responded to market pressure to innovate with its launch of a hybrid insurance annuity product that blends traditional annuities with market linking. CommInsure Managing Director, Simon Swanson, describes the product ...

ASIC comes down on financial services fraud

A former director of Sydney financial services business, Pegasus Leveraged Options Group, has been sentenced to eight years jail after being found guilty of fraud worth $2.2 million to fund a personal gambling habit. Craig John McKim pleaded guilty ...