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APRA drafts new super guidelines

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
APRA's guidance on contribution, benefit accrual and payment standards are facing changes after the regulator released two new draft guidelines on the legislative requirements. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released two draft ...

Advance embarks on multi-blend approach

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
Advance Asset Management has launched two new funds and reshaped another to maximise its multi-blend approach in alternatives, Asian shares and cash, while getting ahead of competitors by conforming to new regulations. Launched yesterday to direct investors ...

Industry super funds show patchy approach to emergency reserves

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
Industry super funds have increased their emergency reserves since the global financial crisis but the uptake has been patchy with some funds having no buffer at all, new research has found. Deloitte Actuaries and Consultants scrutinised 65 industry ...

DKN suffers drop in platform flows

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
DKN Financial Group will announce an 8% annual rise in funds under advice but a 40% drop in platform inflows and an overall company loss of $14 million for the year to June 2011. The loss is due to a $21 million write down of goodwill, in order to reflect ...

Yale returns tough to replicate: academic

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Super funds modeling their investment strategies on the highly successful Yale Endowment Fund should be careful, warns an academic. The Yale Endowment Fund (YEF) is famous for the high returns it achieves from investment in private equity funds, returns ...

Consolidated super corporation appoints board

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation has announced its inaugural board with the current chair of ARIA and MSB, Tony Hyams, given the position of chairman. The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) has been established by the consolidation ...

Direct insurance secures major player status

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
Direct insurance occupies 17.8 per cent of new sales market, securing its place in the insurance industry and as a real competitor to advisers and group insurance alike. According to latest figures from Rice Warner Actuaries' latest Direct Life Insurance ...

Bigger picture, nicer picture

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011

Innovative platforms create $397 bn industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
Investment platforms use innovation to compete for adviser business in a $397 billion industry, with advisers the main winner. Australian platform providers are now competing at a higher level, according to the 2010 Investment Trends Platform Report ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
The Australian market was firmly in the red at noon, down about one per cent as investor concern continues over the high Australian dollar ahead of the central bank's interest rates decision. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 52.8 ...