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AIA profit boosted by Asian insurance demand

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
AIA has released its global interim 2016 results, showing an operating after-tax profit boost of 16% to US$3.2 billion ($4.4 billion). This reflects a 26% growth in the value of new business to US$2.2 billion and a 14% growth in annualised new premiums ...

ING DIRECT adds to Living Super investment menu

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
ING DIRECT Living Super has expanded the numbers of shares available on its investment menu to include S&P/ASX 300 shares as well as 26 additional ETFs. The company said the move is a result of increased demand by clients and their advisers, citing ...

Charter Hall reports $143m profit

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
... across global equity markets, we expect quality property with secure cash flow to remain highly attractive to both institutional and retail investors. We will continue to focus on portfolio security by investing in assets with strong tenant covenants ...

Australian Ethical reports solid profit growth

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
Australian Ethical Investments has seen its net profit after tax rise 172% to $1.5 million for the half year to 31 December. Half year revenue increased 11% to $10.9 million, up from $9.9 million, while net inflows doubled over the previous corresponding ...

Super not for plugging Budget holes: AIST

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
The focus of superannuation tax reform should be on improving fairness rather than introducing Capital Gains Tax changes that will reduce retirement income for all Australians, The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has said. Commenting ...

IOOF boosts interim profit

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... integration of Shadforth, which resulted in $11 million in pre-tax cost synergies, and the lowered exposure to "volatile institutional funds flow" following the divestment of Perennial. The company has declared a fully franked interim dividend of 28.5c ...

Lack of scaleability curbs hedge fund appeal

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... Jordan, president of CFM International. This is why so many of the world's best hedge funds are inaccessible to institutional investors: there are too few available and most have capacity constraints. But institutional investors still need the diversification ...

Government help needed to remove innovation obstacles

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... King. Though the panellists were broadly positive about the Government's broad innovation agenda, Kingston said most institutional investors there are still significant barriers to early stage investing including deal-flow, downside risk, fees, disclosure ...

Australian pension market still global leader

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
Australia is not only one of the biggest pension markets in the world, it is among the fastest growing. Willis Towers Watson has just released its 2016 Global Pension Assets Study and it reveals that Australia's US$1.5 trillion pension asset pool is ...

ISA slams super opt out proposal

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
Lower paid workers, mostly women and young people, would be left tens of thousands of dollars worse off in retirement if they were to opt out of Australia's superannuation system, Industry Super Australia (ISA) has said. According to News Corp reports ...