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Battle lines drawn over defence force super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
A fight has emerged between the Government and the ALP over which party will better protect the superannuation interests of Australia's Defence Force personnel. Yesterday ALP shadow superannuation spokesperson Senator Nick Sherry and shadow spokesperson ...

CommSec adds South Africa to BRIC

CommSec has launched a new product with a twist, offering investors the option to invest in the emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) plus exposure to the commodities-driven of South Africa. "Brazil, Russia, India and China have ...

Virtual bank collapse a warning to online world

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2007
The recent collapse of popular online role-playing game Second Life's largest bank has highlighted the problems an unregulated economy can have, even a virtual one. Last week, the game's biggest bank, Ginko Bank, closed after depositors rushed to withdraw ...

Allianz automates underwriting with RTP

Allianz Australia Life Insurance has signed a deal with RGA Technology Partners (RTP) to roll-out RTP's automated underwriting solution AURA. "Our decision to proceed with the AURA solution was based on their underwriting expertise in the insurance ...

Genesys chooses preferred insurers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2007
Genesys Wealth Advisers has partnered with four preferred group insurers - Aviva, CommInsure, Macquarie and TOWER - in a bid to leverage improved outcomes for all parties. Genesys head, Andrew Creaser, said the preferred supplier relationships would ...

Economic round-up: Market shivers

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2007
The Australian stock market is facing the jitters today after Wall Street ended last week badly and the price of oil continued to climb. US stocks plummeted in the financial sector, amid fears that hedge fund losses on risky mortgage securities could ...

Carbon trading gets competitive hedge

Hedge fund giant Man Investments has released a new report revealing carbon trading markets as the next frontier for the hedge fund sector. According to the World Bank, the international carbon market is trading more than $30 billion ($US 25 million) ...

Adelaide leverages a five-star rating

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2007
Adelaide Bank's Leveraged Equities margin lending product has been awarded a five-star rating by CANNEX, putting it in a group of only four other margin lending products awarded a "superior value" rating by the agency. The award comes on top of a complete ...

LIXI makes lending technologies more affordable

The Lending Industry XML Initiative (LIXI), a non-profit organisation representing mortgage brokers and lenders, has changed its membership model to allow more industry players to adopt better and cheaper e-commerce technologies. LIXI was established ...

Private equity about multiples, not debt

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
Private equity might be expanding its footprint in the Australian investment landscape, but the way it operates is also evolving. "Once upon a time, private equity used to be all about debt. Then it became about multiples. Today its about what's being ...