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Better insurance tech from IRESS

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
CommInsure and IRESS have unveilled a new service that includes real-time insurance premium validation and the delivery of in-force policy information to the adviser desktop. The initiative will allow advisers to confirm the premium returned by IRESS' ...

Mercer to consult $2bn Motor Commission

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
The $2 billion Motor Accident Commission in South Australia has selected Mercer for its investment consulting services. Andrew Harrex and Greg Barr, principals at Mercer, will work with the consultant's insurance expert, Peter Hughes, to review the ...

Another dead feline bounce

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
Oh boy! Wall Street is setting itself up for disappointment round 2. Cling! Cling! With the economic environment still challenging at best and recovery in a galaxy far, far away US equities - and by extension, equities everywhere else - would be hard ...

Corporate governance needs national voice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
Asia Pacific investors need to develop an organisation at a national level to effectively manage corporate governance issues, according to a corporate governance expert. Jamie Allen, secretary general at the Asian Corporate Governance Association in ...

Push for redemption freeze lifts: PASL

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
Super fund trustees should not be afraid to challenge redemption freezes and question the validity of the Responsible Entity model if it's in their members' interests, said Professional Associations Superannuation Fund (PASL). PASL made the comments ...

Platform money flows back into markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
Colonial First State FirstChoice and MLC MasterKey, two of Australia's largest investment platforms, are experiencing inflows away from cash and into listed markets and other growth strategies. Brent Howells, head of product MasterKey at MLC, said the ...

Meredith Whitney

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
Meredith Whitney is the name, don't wear it out! It took just one woman with gumption to whip Wall Street back in the right direction. US President Obama, displaying his inherent gift of the gab, was ignored. So were US Treasury Timmy Geithner and Ben ...

RE model should be reviewed: PIS

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
PIS is increasingly questioning the Responsible Entity system and said a return to the previous "trustee" model could be a solution to safeguard investors from collapses such as those of Great Southern and Timbercorp. Grahame Evans, managing director ...

ASIC lifts restrictions on intra-fund advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
Australians can access superannuation-related financial advice more easily under regulatory changes announced yesterday, but the industry is split between those that believe ASIC's move benefits the public while others predict it's a "disaster in the ...

Austock closes high yield fund

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
Austock Asset Management has been forced to close the High Yield fund after a flurry of redemption requests from investors. The firm told Standard & Poor's it was closing the fund after a recent rise in redemption requests had increased the fund's exposure ...