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NZ economy goes negative

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
Just as Australian fund managers turn their attention towards New Zealand as they try to take advantage of Kiwisaver and NZ Super, the land of the long white cloud has dipped into negative economic growth and looks set to fall into recession. "The New ...

SEQUAL appoints first chief

Senior Australians Equity Release Association of Lenders (SEQUAL) appointed Kevin Conlon as their first chief executive officer. "The SEQUAL Board determined that SEQUAL had developed to the point where a full-time CEO was needed, and decided that Conlon ...

GESB converts to a 'true' mutual

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
WA-based $8.8 billion super fund GESB is next month scrapping its status as a public-servant only super fund and flicking the switch to become a mutual, complete with voting rights and direct member ownership. Starting 1 July, GESB members will have ...

Telstra's McCredden joins UniSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
Terry McCredden, the previous chief executive of Telstra Super, is soon to head a fund twice the size of his former employer when he joins $24 billion super fund, UniSuper. McCredden served as chief executive of Telstra Super Pty Ltd since 1990 and ...

Asset signs on IFFP

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
Asset Super has employed Industry Fund Financial Planning (IFFP) to supply single issue advice to its members. The $1.45 billion superannuation fund previously used financial planning firms Money Solutions and Centric Wealth for its seminars and advice ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
The Australian share market was slightly in the red at noon after virtually flatlining in morning trade amid ongoing concern for Babcock & Brown's debt woes. At 1208 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 16.8 points, or 0.31 per cent, at 5,361.3 ...

Pentafin joins personal super crowd

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
Pentafin is tackling the personal superannuation market with a new product within its OneVue suite. A key part of this new offering includes Ingevity's Longevity Insurance, a relatively new "income for life" concept which allows retirees to access their ...

Russell launches integrated super banking account

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
Russell Investment Group and ANZ have teamed up to provide a one stop shop superannuation, pension and banking product that allows pensioners to stay in the zero tax threshold while harnessing the flexibility of their ATM account. The Russell Private ...

APRA hunts down 32 funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
APRA is flexing its muscle and threatening to remove 32 trustees from their super funds. The prudential regulator has announced it is seeking information on 32 superannuation funds whose Trustees have failed to apply to APRA to be licensed. It is proposing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
The Australian share market was lower at noon as a sharply lower oil price weighed on the energy sector while weaker commodity prices hurt other resource stocks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 49.2 points, or 0.88 per cent, at ...