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Retail fund fights back

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
The value of financial advice must be considered when comparing performance, an issue often overlooked in the debate about retail versus industry funds, said Colonial First State head of strategy, Nicolette Rubinsztein. The industry debate on the differences ...

GRI sets up Australian base

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
Investment analysts and responsible investors will gain access to more information on a company's economic, environmental and social performance after the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced it's collaborating with the St James Ethics Centre. ...

Crisis on Facebook

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
Call it the financial crisis that launched a thousand Facebook sites. The Web 2.0 has spawned Depression 2.0, a social networking site where individuals discuss a return to the Great Depression of the 30s. Financial planners and fund managers who want ...

MLC locks premium rates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
MLC is locking its insurance level premium rates for the next five years and refreshing its product disclosure statements in its latest endeavour to draw fresh clients. MLC confirmed at its Insurance Forum today that the guarantee applies to new clients ...

Segmentation prompts industry warning

MICHAEL HOBBS, ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
Despite a focus on the younger generation driving a segmented approach to marketing, super funds must correctly implement the strategy to ensure its older members aren't ignored, according to Robin Bowerman, Vanguard Investments head of retail. "If ...

HOSTPLUS tackles Qld with Storm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
Industry super fund, HOSTPLUS is using its sponsorship of the successful Melbourne Storm rugby league club to assist its membership drive into the Queensland superannuation market. Speaking at the Association Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) ...

Econocrats pour cold water on mortgage agency

The Australian government's two key economic agencies yesterday reiterated their view that the market for mortgage-backed securities would recover, and that there was no case for any form of government-sponsored mortgage funding agency. In his opening ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower following falls on Wall Street, although at 0750 AEST the Sydney Futures Exchange's September share price index futures contract was just four points down at 4,910. In economic news today, the Australian ...

Tuning in to Generation Next: ASFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
What do ARIA, First State Super and Plum have in common? They all bagged the top awards at last year's ASFA Communication Awards, and will soon pass the baton to this year's shortlist, to be revealed tomorrow. A record 46 entries were submitted at this ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to gain after US equities rose. Gold miners may decline after the precious metal fell overnight. At 0737 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract was 88 points higher ...