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ING battles longevity risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... products so that they suited the country's individual tax and superannuation rules. A native of Pennsylvania, Stout moved to Sydney more than a year ago. In the US, he carved a successful career developing innovative products in insurance. In a previous ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... or 1.75 per cent, at 4,003.9, while the broader All Ordinaries index rose 63 points, or 1.6 per cent, to 3,996.6. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 61 points higher at 4,005 on a volume of 16,958 contracts. "When ...

AustralianSuper saves $4m per year

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... Rubin, chair of the industry fund and a speaker at yesterday's Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees lunch in Sydney, said AustralianSuper could save millions per annum after rehashing the fund's mandate line-up to cull some of its active managers ...

Active managers be warned: Frontier

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... Fiona Trafford-Walker. Trafford-Walker, who spoke at yesterday's Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees lunch in Sydney, said active managers were "on notice" by super funds which are on the hunt for ways to cut costs. There has been increasing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... on Wednesday after commodity prices, including gold, oil and copper, gained in New York overnight. At 0715 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 24 points higher at 3,968. In economic news, Westpac and the Melbourne ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... points, or 0.1 per cent, at 3,975.3, while the broader All Ordinaries gained 4.5 points, or 0.11 per cent, to 3,973.5. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 19 points higher at 3977 on a volume of 13,560 contracts. "The ...

Superannuation wins in Cabinet reshuffle

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... Sherry, and its re-alignment with broader retirement incomes policy. Chris Bowen is the Member for Prospect in southwest Sydney. Prior to his election to Parliament in 2004 he was a Fairfield City Councilor in 1995 before becoming Mayor in 1998 and then ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... to open lower after commodity prices including gold, copper, and oil declined in overnight trading. At 0704 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 18 points lower at 3,940. In economic news, ANZ releases its job ...

Working mothers caught in tax snafu

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
... highlights how the economic spotlight now on income-tax distribution in Australia is turning into a blowtorch. University of Sydney professor of public economics Patricia Apps has released research, reported in today's Sydney Morning Herald, that shows ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
... or 1.31 per cent, at 3986, while the broader All Ordinaries rose 50.5 points, or 1.28 per cent, to 3983 points. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 40 points higher at 3989 on a volume of 21,131 contracts. BHP Billiton ...