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Local unis smash US funds returns

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
Local university endowment funds investments performed three times better than their US counterparts - a trend that looks set to continue as local institutions up the ante on alternative assets. According to a Mercer report that surveyed 27 institutions ...

Silver lining

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
The bulls beat the bears in the continuing tug-of-war for the hearts and minds of investors and speculators everywhere. Shucks! Just when I was already beginning to question the strength of my own positive conviction -- that perhaps there are just way ...

Planners welcome comms ban

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
Half of Australia's financial planners view the government's ban on commissions as beneficial to the industry, according to an Investment Trends survey. According to the survey of 472 planners, 50 per cent believe the Government's intention to remove ...

SimCorp appoints Aus/NZ client manager

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
Investment management solutions provider Simcorp has appointed Malcolm Lister as client manager for Australia and New Zealand. Lister, who has recently worked with CA and SAS Institute, will be in charge of developing close strategic relationships across ...

Zurich doubles death and TPD business

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
Zurich Financial Services Australia has doubled its death and total and permanent disability (TPD) business in a year. After launching LifeXpress service last year, the firm has continued to gain business in the retail life risk market. Colin Morgan ...

More worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
"I've got chills, they're multiplying. And I'm losing control..." Grease. With European sovereign debt crisis still dangling over their heads like a "Damocles sword" - hey, isn't he Greek? - financial markets are again presented another source of worry. ...

AFA airs planner worries on fin reforms

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
Planning body AFA continues its dialogue with Canberra about proposed government reforms that will lift industry standards, on the whole, but could also hurt the future of small to medium size Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs). Richard Klipin, chief ...

Praemium upgrades V-Wrap

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
Praemium has revamped its online portfolio administration platform - V-Wrap - to incorporate a single business process, making it easier for advisers to create strategies that meet clients' simple and complex investment needs. The announcement coincides ...

AustralianSuper and AMP fight for super's most wanted

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
Investors looking to move their funds from one super fund to another are most likely to choose AustralianSuper, followed by AMP, PSS and QSuper, new research shows. According to CoreData's latest survey of 595 individuals, 9.9 per cent would consider ...

Great Southern investors fight back

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2010
Macpherson + Kelley Lawyers has filed a lawsuit for Great Southern investors seeking the court to void loans given to invest into failed agribusiness investment schemes, including loans provided by Adelaide Bank. The class action covers 1,700 investors ...