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O'Donnell steps down

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
Australian Ethical Investment's is on the lookout for a new chief executive after current chief executive, Anne O'Donnell, announced she is stepping down from her role in December this year after nine years at the helm. O'Donnell joined Australian Ethical ...

Gen insurance posts 61pc fall in NPAT

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
APRA-regulated general insurance companies suffered a total 61 per cent drop in net profit after tax to $2.1 billion due to higher claim costs and lower interest rates last year although the industry's total assets rose 0.7 per cent to $92.7 billion ...

UCSuper appoints IUS as insurer

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
The Uniting Church Superannuation Plan has appointed International Underwriting Services as its new insurer. UCSuper, which had $244 in funds under management at 31 December last year according to Rainmaker Information, signed a deal to bring on IUS ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher on Monday, after US markets rose to a nine-month high overnight as manufacturing, housing and banking reports suggesting that the economy is gaining strength. At 0716 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower on Monday, falling from an almost nine-month high, after subdued stock performances on US markets and declines in Europe on Friday. At 0727 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share ...

Super still a great investment despite impact of GFC: Bowen

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
Despite disappointing short term returns due to the impact of the GFC on world markets, superannuation is still a very important investment opportunity, said Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law. Bowen said ...

SMSF intl equities allocation halves

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
Self managed super fund (SMSF) allocations to international shares has almost halved over a one and a half year period. The Multiport SMSF Survey - June 2009, which randomly selects 1,000 SMSFs it administers, found allocations to international shares ...

Super funds stage comeback

Super funds have clawed back almost 9 per cent of their assets wiped out by the financial crisis last year - staging an astonishing reversal of fortunes in just six months. According to a performance survey of 41 super funds conducted by SelectingSuper* ...

RBNZ could go zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
The New Zealand bond market has moved in lockstep with its neighbour across the Tasman as it always had historically. There are numerous debates on why this should or should not be so. But whatever the underlying reasons behind this strong positive ...

IFSA appoints Brogden as CEO

IFSA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
The former New South Wales Liberal Party and opposition leader, John Brogden, has been appointed chief executive of the Investment & Financial Services Association. Brogden will take up his post on 28th of August, following the resignation of IFSA's ...