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Cognacs and chocolates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
In spite of the best wishes for good tidings for the New Year, sorrows and trouble abound. The global financial crisis shows no signs of abating. The global economic future looks glum. Yet Americans are unable to afford their usual psychological crutches ...

Introducing life cycle insurance: REST

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... commitments and responsibilities lessen, the cover tapers off. The insurance is also flexible - members are given the choice of a basic package of death, total and permanent disablement (TPD) and long-term income protection cover. But they can also choose ...

Assist trustees, don't overregulate: AIST

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
Super funds could benefit from greater guidance on reporting expectations and a consistent reporting format across all regulators, according to Andrew Barr, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees research and policy manager. Instead of gutting ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008
The Australian sharemarket was lower at noon as the influence wore off from overnight gains on Wall Street, and the market digested domestic growth figures which suggested the Australian economy is heading towards contraction. At 1203 AEDT, the benchmark ...

Advisors more important than ever: Sherry

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
The global financial crisis has thrust the importance of advisors into the limelight - highlighting their roles in safeguarding the wealth and superannuation savings of Australians, according to the Minister for superannuation and corporate law, Senator ...

Move for APRA fund level data gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
... concerns, the regulator will be writing to trustees inviting them to comment on whether they have objections regarding which basic information their funds supplied to APRA should not be publicly released. Richard Gilbert, chief executive of the Investment ...

Catholic Super enhances insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
Catholic Super members can now claim 43 per cent more on basic death and death and total and permanent disability (TPD) cover at no extra cost after the fund upgraded its insurance service with TOWER Australia. The negotiated insurance service means ...

Fund trades under super watch

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2008
Research consultancy group Inalytics has come up with a way to monitor and evaluate how fund managers are reacting to the current market crisis, giving super funds a new tool to figure out who made the best and worst calls. Inalytics has launched what ...

Back to basics for property

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
LandMark White Invest today unveilled the LMWI Diversified Property Fund - a debut offering that executes a low gearing, minimal risk approach to property investing. LMW Invest, a spin off from property valuation firm LandMark White group, secured the ...

BT Wrap tops adviser choice

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
BT Wrap has won the "Most Popular Primary Platform" title in this year's Wealth Insights Adviser Trends report. According to the report, which surveyed 750 advisors, 17 per cent ranked BT Wrap and its badged versions as their top platform for placements. ...