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Australians all let us rejoice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
"Eat my shorts!" (Bart Simpson). Those who continue to hold a dim view of the Australian economy are fast dwindling. More have fallen by the wayside yesterday after the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released another "beautiful set of numbers." ...

SMAs to turbocharge SMSFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2009
The Cooper Review highlights separately managed accounts (SMAs) as an appealing platform for SMSFs, and has challenged the industry to come up with fresh answers on how SMAs can be adopted widely. The issues paper released yesterday highlighted the ...

We're still in Kansas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
"Ladies and gentlemen, you're not on Kansas anymore..." (James Cameron's movie, Avatar) But based on financial market's reaction to last Friday's US payrolls report, "we must be over the rainbow!" (Dorothy Gale in the Wizard of Oz). The sun shone, the ...

Dummy spit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
You are the definition of moral hazard! These words - delivered by Kentucky Republican Senator Jim Bunning at Ben Bernanke's Senate hearing on his nomination for a second term as Chairman of the US Federal Reserve - perhaps reflects the embodiment of ...

Advisers prepare for spike in insurance sales

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2009
Around one third of advisers who use CommInsure and Zurich as their primary risk provider expect their level of business with these firms to increase by more than 20 per cent next year, new research shows. CoreData research also indicates one in five ...

AIG rebrands as Chartis

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
AIG has been relaunched as Chartis throughout Australasia. Chris Townsend, chief executive of Chartis, acknowledged that the image of the insurance giant's parent company, AIG, has been tarnished followings the firm's trials during the GFC. "This is ...

CPRS chaos poses big risks for fin services

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
The Liberal Party political implosion, if it leads to a double dissolution election, is not just about the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme but could also change the course of financial services reforms. A double dissolution election could lead to ...

Health Super overhauls brand

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
The $7 billion-plus Health Super has unveilled its new brand, website and logo that aim to portray the fund in a contemporary light following feedback from members. The fund embarked on changing its image following member research that showed many people ...

Cheap linkers up for grabs: Credit Agricole

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
Inflation-linked bonds might still trail nominal bonds by 4 per cent in performance - but the gap is closing. Isabelle Vic-Philippe, head of duration & inflation management team at Credit Agricole Asset Management, told a media briefing yesterday that ...

Cbus adds ESG into investment contracts

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
The $13 billion Construction & Building Industry Super (Cbus) is starting to include environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in the fund's Investment Management Agreements (IMAs) when appointing fund managers. Trish Donohue, executive manager ...