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Competition not so super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
... in the last twelve months, a proportion that is actually decreasing despite the massive increase in capital market volatility. The switching rate is only half the level it was when super choice was first introduced, noted the report. However RMR said ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... property news, Lend Lease reported a loss of almost $600 million for the first half, and has warned of continuing market volatility for the foreseeable future. Lend lease climbed 12 cents, or 2.45 per cent, to $5.02. Centro Properties reported a $2.4 ...

Comm Bank opens cap protected product

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... Bank head of structured investments, said investors are seeking capital protection investment products because market volatility is making stock picking difficult. "Capital protection is valuable for investors who would like to return to the share market ...

DC plans to axe managers

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
... focus on retirement income adequacy. The Callan's 2009 Defined Contribution Trends Survey: Impact of Recent Market Volatility on DC Plans was fielded online in late November and early December last year. Results were garnered from 107 US-based DC plan ...

No mandate terminations: Hostplus

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
... returns. The real issue, is how much courage and tolerance a fund or trustee board has to ride out the current market volatility and position itself for the rebound, with the backing of its investment partners. For Hostplus, the decision to hang on to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... The company also said it is unable to provide any profit and revenue guidance for the rest of the year due to market volatility. Unease about the stability of the financial sector continued to plague investors Thursday, and bank stocks took another beating. ...

TTR strategies need more attention

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... at their detriment. Planners now play a critical role steering investors back to investing in super. Despite market volatility there's never been a more important time to maintain consistency in contributions. The current tax incentives available to ...

ASIC extends short selling ban till March

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... Services Authority (FSA) in UK lifted its ban on 16 January inline with other markets and coincided with a rise in market volatility. ASIC said it needs times to examine these developments and determine the role of short selling and other "predatory ...

Aviva SMA gets adviser tick

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
... are currently focusing their attention on helping their clients strategise for the New Year following 2008's market volatility, and Cobb believes that the start of the new financial year would be a better timed opportunity for advisers and clients to ...

Nicholas-Applegate's 130/30 gets nod

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
... the Australian regulator will lift it on financial stocks in the near future. "During these times of extreme market volatility the benefits of being able to go short in stocks as well as having long positions are important. So we think there'll be continuing ...