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US consumers to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It's Super US consumer to the rescue! Technical rebound. Oversold levels. Buying on dips. Call it whatever you want, the fact is that Wall Street rose from the ashes of a deep 3 per cent-plus slump last night to close ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market continued its slide at noon with fears from Europe hitting financial and resource stocks. By 1201 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 92.2 points, or 2.14 per cent, at 4,224.3 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Cosgrove and McCullagh nominated to CSC

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
General Peter Cosgrove and former Military Super chief executive John McCullagh have been nominated as member representative directors for the Government's proposed Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation. Both Cosgrove and McCullagh were nominated ...

HOSTPLUS opens NT and Sydney offices

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
The $7 billion-plus HOSTPLUS has opened new offices in Darwin and Parramatta, to cater for continued growth in these areas. For local employers, the new offices will provide a personal service on the ground, according to a press release. "A local office ...

AMP rationalises super and pension prods

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
AMP Financial Services is cutting the number of superannuation products it provides from six to two - closing four superannuation and pension products with more than $34 billion in assets under management to new money from July. This means AMP SignatureSuper ...

New mortgage platform to offer top commissions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
The heat may be on financial advisers to remove incentive payments and prove they are acting in the best interests of their clients, but for mortgage brokers untouched by these reforms it's business as usual. Licensed Finance Brokers of Australia (LFBA) ...

AvSuper appoints Hannover Life Re

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
The $1 billion-plus AvSuper has appointed Hannover Life Re as its new insurer. According to a press statement from the fund, AvSuper's new insurance mandate and arrangements kick in on 1 July. Hannover Life Re's mandate includes group life insurance ...

Govt consults on advice reforms

GOVERNMENT RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
The Federal Government has begun consulting the financial planning industry on the Future of Financial Advice reforms - particularly on the accountants exemption and how advisers are charged. The Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate ...

JANA wins legalsuper mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
Legalsuper has re-appointed JANA Investment Advisers as its asset consultant for a three-year term. As asset consultant, JANA will continue to provide investment advice and recommendations to support the decision making of legalsuper's board and its ...

Euro downs Supermodel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
Europhobe. Dictionary.com defines this as "a person who dislikes Europe, its culture, and Europeans," to which we may now add, the euro. Yes Virginia, it seems most of us are turning Europhobes now. Greece gave euros a bad smell and now financial markets ...