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More aware but unlikely to switch super: CARE

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
Over three-quarters of respondents in a recent CARE Super survey said that it was more important to be aware of super than it was 12 months ago, but three-quarters also said they had not considered switching super post-choice. A quarter of respondents ...

HFA trading off and racing

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006
Shares in HFA Holdings Ltd began conditional trading at noon today after parent company MFS concluded its successful initial public offer (IPO). MFS will retain a 38.7 per cent stake in HFA and managing director of MFS, Philip Adams, said the healthy ...

Go overseas, but go carefully: LaSalle

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006
Doing the rounds of Australia this week to promote its new open-ended funds, international property giant LaSalle Investment Management was talking up international property opportunities but warned investors to tread carefully. LaSalle said Australian ...

Life insurance still the big risk: ING

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2006
According to research conducted by TNS/Rice Walker Actuaries and analysed by ING, underinsurance remains a massive problem with nearly half of all Australian families left critically exposed to the financial consequences of a serious event. ING believes ...

AMP FP caretaker takes the MD reins

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2006
AMP has announced the appointment of Michael Geggenheimer to the position of managing director of AMP Financial Planning. Guggenheimer steps into the role immediately and was already caretaking the position since the resignation of Greg Kirk earlier ...

LG goes with Bravura, again

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2006
LG Super has re-signed Bravura Solutions to provide its superannuation platform, SuperB, for another three years while at the same time signing a new three year agreement to make use of Bravura's online administration platform, Ensemble. The Queensland ...

First State Super goes public offer

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2006
First State Super is going public offer to allow current members who move into the private sector to remain with the fund while also allowing members' families and other private sector employees to come on board. Chairman of First State Super, Dr Tom ...

PrefSure scores rating upgrade thanks to TOWER

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2006
S&P has upgraded PrefSure Life's rating to BBB+, on par with new parent TOWER's rating. TOWER acquired PrefSure Life on 31 March 2006 and S&P declared a "positive outlook" on PrefSure Life, noting the merger would provide synergies to the two entities ...

Another Westpoint collapse

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2006
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced that it has begun proceedings to wind up Cinema City Mezzanine Pty Ltd, part of the Westpoint group. ASIC is asking the Federal Court to appoint a liquidator to Cinema City Mezzanine ...

IWL snaps up BOSS Software

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2006
IWL announced that it has acquired BOSS Software International and plans to integrate BOSS' technology into the VisiPlan platform. BOSS supplies analysis software to the insurance and financial planning market, including their Life Research, Risk Dimensions ...