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Telstra Super majority returns above 10%

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
Telstra Super annual returns scored double digits for the last financial year, with six out of its nine accumulated investment options performing above 10%. This is the second consecutive year with promising results, according to the large corporate ...

Financial Planners want level playing field on commissions

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
Stockbrokers should be subject to the same rules on conflicted remuneration and commissions as the rest of the financial services industry and not seek special dispensation, financial planners have said. Stockbrokers have reportedly asked to be exempted ...

Insurers face up to harsh environment

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
Suncorp said it is satisfied with recent reinsurance negotiations and maintained its margin forecast despite being hit by increased costs due to a shift in Australia's risk profile. The international reinsurance market has seen enough natural disasters ...

Super funds returns on upwards trend

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
Despite the domestic and international investment pressures, super funds are on track to return nearly 8% on average this financial year, according to a recent report. Not-for-profit funds are expected to average around nine per cent and master trusts ...

Aust foreign finance subsidiaries worth $71b

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
Foreign subsidiaries of Australian wealth groups are worth $71 billion and employ 76,000 staff, revealed a new ABS finance sector survey. Recording $28 billion in offshore sales in 2009-10, insurance and pension fund services comprised 63% of this total ...

Sunny side up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
"Grab your coat and leave your hat Leave your worries on your doorstep Life can be so sweet On the sunny side of the street." -Louis Armstrong, On the Sunny Side of the Street Whew! After the nerve-wracking "will it won't it" - default, be bailed out ...

New index rates sovereign debt issuers

BLACKROCK RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
BlackRock has launched a new index to help fund managers assess credit risk for governments that issue sovereign debt. Steve Miller, head of Australian fixed income at BlackRock, said the BlackRock Sovereign Risk Index would help portfolios to better ...

Former UBS star team launches flagship Bennelong Avoca fund

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
Boutique firm Avoca Investment Management, headed by former UBS star portfolio managers John Campbell and Jeremy Bendeich, today launched its cornerstone equities fund. John Campbell, chief investment officer at Avoca, said the Bennelong Avoca Emerging ...

SimpleWRAP launches $1500 platform pricing

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
New platform provider, simpleWRAP, will charge just $1500 per annum in its newly-launched full service administration wrap, regardless of account balances, in a bid to appeal to large super funds and smaller investors. The new wrap platform won't have ...

Long-term strategies pay off for investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
Long-term investment strategies offer better returns, while Australian equities are beating residential investment property as the best performing asset for the last 20 years. In the 13th Russell Investments/ASX Long-Term Investing Report, released ...