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IAG & NRMA fund rejigs insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
The IAG & NRMA Superannuation Plan has re-appointed CommInsure as its insurer, repriced its insurance premiums and is boosting social, environmental and corporate governance strategies following its signing of the UN PRI. The plan, which had $805 million ...

Fed brawn, RBA brains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
Days like these, I should have stayed in bed a bit longer. For this is one of those days when overnight action on Wall Street offered no adrenaline hit to my system. Will have to settle for three coffee cups this morning. The S&P slipped 0.3 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open in negative territory after US stocks finished mixed, and commodity prices dropped overnight. At 0718 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 21 points lower at ...

Retirement adequacy beats market slump

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
Compulsory super and the long-term nature of retirement strategies are among the reasons why for many Australians, last year's financial crisis was a mere blip in their future retirement income, research shows. Today AMP has released its second Superannuation ...

Regnan names head of engagement

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
Regnan has recruited CSR and climate change expert Julie Taylor-Mills as the new head of engagement. Taylor-Mills returns to Australian after four years working in the UK, where she consulted for Jupiter Asset Management, Futerra and the Climate Project. ...

Super funds battle for ASFA awards

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
AMP Financial Services, First State Super and Sunsuper are among the 16 finalists jostling for awards that recognise excellence in communicating with fund members and industry stakeholders. The awards, to be held in Sydney, at The Ivy this Thursday ...

Loaded one-way bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
Final inning. Yes folks, this is the month's last inning. Will the end days of July mark the seventh moon of 2009 as the return of the bulls? Or will it mark when the bears built up the courage to mount a comeback? Normally I would have said, it doesn't ...

Signs of a residential property recovery

JOHN KAVANAGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
Several indicators published over the past few weeks point to a strong upward trend in residential property prices and a revival of investor interest in the sector. The RP Data-Rismark index shows that for the year to May, the average value of a house ...

Media Super hires ING as insurer

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
Media Super has appointed ING Life as its new insurer for death and total and permanent disability insurance cover, and its income protection cover. The appointment follows a six-month intensive tender process. Media Super, an industry super fund with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open weaker after US stocks fell and oil prices dropped overnight. Higher gold, silver and copper prices could help lift the market, however. At 0717 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share ...