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Sovereign funds lose out after bank bail-out

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... share ownership in the banks bailed out during last year's crisis could dilute the returns of sovereign wealth funds and pensions funds that hold stake in US finance stocks. This week the US government, in concert with the Federal Reserve and other related ...

AMP posts profits, AUM falls

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
... the wringer. The group's Contemporary Wealth Management business, which includes financial planning, superannuation, pensions and the banking business, saw operating earnings drop by 13 per cent to $266 million after assets under management (AUM) fell ...

Govt move aids planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
The government's decision to temporarily suspend the minimum draw down requirement for account-based pensions allows planners the ability to keep their client's money invested in the market. Yesterday, minister for superannuation and corporate law ...

Brits turn blue on pension

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009

LUCRF lowers pension fees

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
... cent to as low as 0.2 per cent. According to a statement by the industry fund, the move comes amid plans to align LUCRF Pensions fees with its superannuation accounts. The management fee has been reduced from 0.9 per cent per annum of member balances ...

UK govt to introduce personal accounts scheme

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
... government's continuously changing pension policy, which has faced setbacks and more than 15 ministerial changes in work and pensions. Yet, Datamonitor said introducing Personal Accounts would allow pension firms to provide a more holistic pension system ...

FTSE buys US pensions benchmark corp

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
FTSE Group has bought US based quant firm, Pensions Benchmark Corporation (PBC). All PBC's systems and databases integrated into FTSE, improving the global index provider's research capabilities. This integration will allow FTSE to create new indices ...

TTR strategies need more attention

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... advantage of them. But due to the grim investment landscape, the tax effectiveness of superannuation investments and tax free pensions have been put aside. "When investment returns are negative, tax isn't the main thing people are worried about. But ...

Rainmaker coverage tops 25,000 options

... offering full product suites." Keevers said large numbers of providers are now also launching many new account based pensions, offering transition to retirement options and much more flexible account access for members who need to draw down on their ...

Nordic pensions unite for ESG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009