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Media Super hires ING as insurer

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
... Noonan, Media Super chairman. "Existing insurers for both JUST SUPER and Print Super were asked to tender, along with other major players in the insurance sector. The board sought independent advice from Rice Warner in their role as consultant to the ...

Epoch wins record $1.35bn equities mandate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... subsidiary of New York Life, one of the largest mutuals in the US, suggesting that free cash flow (FCF) investing is attracting major inflows after the GFC. Epoch has just released its 2009 second quarter update where it revealed that its funds under ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... There is a fair amount of green stuff around, which we like on the market map. "The materials sector is quite good." The major miners were stronger, with Rio Tinto up 50 cents at $55.42 and rival BHP Billiton up 59 cents at $36.78. BHP Billiton has reported ...

Instos allocate $980m to catastrophe bonds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
Bermuda-based Nephila Capital, which counts AMP and MLC as clients, has raised $980 million in the second quarter of this year from institutional investors targeting catastrophe reinsurance funds. Greg Hagood, the fund's co-founder, said pension funds ...

Microsoft battles Google Docs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... the 500 senior executives surveyed said they see cloud computing as a real technology option. But fear of the unknown is a major barrier. For every senior tech executive who trusts the security provided by cloud-based systems, there are five others who ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... Bishop said the fact that market rose for a sixth trading day in a row at the open was gladden any stockbroker's heart. The major miners were stronger, with Rio Tinto up $1.40, or 2.62 per cent, at $54.80 and rival BHP Billiton up 21 cents at $36.21. ...

Planners prepare for retirement shock

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
For all the debate on adviser fees, the future of planners might actually hinge on their soft skills and how well they serve the most influential generation of our time - the baby boomers - predicts a planning expert. Paul McKeon, founder of a business ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
... was up $1.20, or 2.29 per cent, at $53.68 and rival BHP Billiton gained 77 cents, or 2.19 per cent, to $35.97. Among the major banks, Commonwealth Bank gained 40 cents to $39.89, ANZ was flat at $16.76, Westpac added nine cents to $20.35 and NAB rose ...

GFC spurs DB plans commitment

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
If you think the GFC had pushed pension funds away from defined benefit plans, think again - more than 70 per cent of fund executives have no intention of changing their DB plan structures. A new survey by Towers Perrin and SCO noted that while the ...

Mutual funds gain record flows

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
... two thirds of the flows went to fixed income with the remainder flowing to equity funds. Emerging market funds were the major benefactors of this injection. More than 60 emerging market funds gained over $120 million in flows during the half year. Asian ...