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Zurich launches heart awareness campaign

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... their joint second annual Zurich Heart Foundation Heart Health Index (the Index). The results of the Index show many Australians clearly are unaware that making lifestyle changes could lower their risk of heart disease. The aim of the heart health awareness ...

Ban flipping arrangements: ISN

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
... decrease in insurance benefits for members, along with higher cost premiums. ISN cited media reports noting 100,000 Australians have been 'flipped' without 'their express consent' in the last year. "Where they are receiving a commission, financial planners ...

PPM opens fund to more Australians

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
Boutique investment manager Private Portfolio Managers (PPM) is opening its doors to more investors through the PPM York Super Fund. PPM currently offers tailored individually managed accounts (IMA) investment strategies to investors looking to invest ...

Property still in favour

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... results showed investors were keen to get into the property game, June figures from the ASX showed 41 per cent of adult Australians continue to own shares - ranking Australia among the leading share owning nations in the world on a per capita basis. ...

Super funds do more for community

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
... Australia. We're proud to sponsor awards that recognise the contribution our members make to enriching the lives of all Australians," said Media Super chief executive Ross Martin on sponsoring the ADG awards. Similarly, the $5 billion MTAA Super has ...

SRI super option blitzes market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
AustralianSuper's Australian Sustainable Shares option has posted a net return of more than 26 per cent over the six months to June, more than double the fund's Australian shares option. The super fund's six-month investment summary, which is stated ...

Identity thieves target planner clients

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
... Stoppers Australia, Peter Price. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics last year noted that half a million Australians have been victims of the crime, at an estimated cost of $1 billion. Nearly a quarter of those had had their identities stolen. ...

Lucky country

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
Australian superannuation and sovereign fund assets grew over 14 per cent p.a. in local currency terms in the past five years, posting the highest growth in assets than any other country, research shows. The Watson Wyatt and Pensions & Investments research ...

TOWER nabs $600m AustralianSuper deal

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
TOWER has secured a $600 million insurance deal with AustralianSuper, the country's largest super fund - and the insurer's winning tender could spur the biggest shake-up in the sector this year. The deal, the largest in Australia this year with an annual ...

Lachlan teams up with Investstone

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
... Melbourne, following a number of strategic acquisitions, mergers and alliances, broadening our footprint to reach more Australians is a key focus for us. "It is important to say that this is not about buying businesses purely for the sake of scale. There ...