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AIA partners with AGI

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
AIA Australia has partnered with Australian Group Insurance to offer self managed super funds online access to insurance at wholesale rates. The SMSF Master Insurance Plan represents AIA Australia's first targeted offering to the SMSF sector, which ...

Tax and Super bill doesn't go far enough: SPAA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
The Self Managed Super Fund Professionals Association of Australia claims the government's excess contribution tax threshold of $10,000 is not high enough. The Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment bill was introduced into parliament last week, which ...

Better and better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
So what were all those grim headlines we read about yesterday all about? Those that went along the lines of, "we're doomed (again) because Big Ben's no longer our friend". Well, Big Ben's testimony before the US Congress continued overnight, again there ...

Asteron Life completes $10m platform upgrade

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
Asteron Life has continued its product rollout targeting the independent adviser market, with the completion of a $10m technology upgrade to its Asteron Life Complete platform. Jordan Hawke, Asteron Life executive general manager, adviser distribution ...

Hedge fund FUM to hit $2.3 trillion by year end

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
A Deutsche Bank survey of global hedge fund managers finds they expect their combined FUM to climb to $2.3 trillion by the end of 2012. Driving the expectations are institutional investors, HNW and Family Offices looking for investment performance in ...

MLC shakes up portfolio allocations

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
MLC has shifted its Australian share strategy manager allocations for its major portfolios to add passive allocations to its investment strategy, replacing Concord Capital with Vanguard Investments among other changes. The MLC Horizon Series of portfolios ...

AIA Australia premiums rise 21%

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
AIA Australia's annual results show a 21% rise in premiums and 27% growth of total assets, contributing to AIA Group's total assets of US$115 billion. AIA Australia said it now holds the largest market share for group insurance, according to Plan for ...

No more fear - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
Seventy-one (71) Julia. Thirty-one (31) KRudd. Surprised? No. Embarrassingly entertaining? Very. But now that Team Labor has chosen, it's time to put the farce (whoops, Freudian slip), the past behind and get on with the business of governing. Yeah ...

Fin services rallies for charity ride

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
The financial services community is preparing for a coastal motorcycle ride to raise much needed funds for young Australians. In its 13th year, 'Corners for Kids' charity motorcycle event will see industry motorcyclists ride from NSW-coastal town of ...

AREIT-ASX correlation doubles post GFC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
Listed property returns have doubled their correlation with share market returns post GFC, reinforcing concerns AREITs continue to be wedged between the stock market and the strongly performing unlisted property sector, reveals new research from Rainmaker. ...