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StatewideSuper appoints JANA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
... SelectingSuper Default Option Index which posted 7.7 per cent over the same period. Over three years, it lost 7.2 per cent versus the benchmark's minus 3 per cent. Over 10 years, it gained 2.9 per cent versus the index's 4.7 per cent. To put into context ...

Subscriber-pays ratings approach more critical: van Eyk

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... by Lonsec, 554 (1,775) by S&P, and 303 (4,111) by Morningstar. Of these, van Eyk rates 52 per cent as investment grade versus 87 per cent, 89 per cent, 93 per cent and 95 per cent by S&P, Lonsec, Morningstar and Zenith, respectively. "The fact remains ...

Investors call planners to charge performance-based fees

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... following the dent to their portfolios in the wake of the GFC. And while discussions continue to swirl around fees for service versus commissions, with the government proposals to ban commissions by July 2012, the difference of fees charged for both ...

Lite Super website pulled down

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... complex enough to warrant one. Lite Super's key feature was its index management, with a focus on the benefits of index funds versus actively managed funds. Since the launch, however, Commonwealth Bank of Australia took on St Andrew's investments, super ...

The trillion dollar election question

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
... trillion-plus be managed in the future, especially when they have starkly distinct views on the subject? "You've got 9 versus 12 per cent [for SG]. You've got the opposition being positive about extending the ability to contribute to SG at age 70, and ...

Insurance industry on hiring spree

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
... industry has been a star performer in terms of new jobs available - up 27 per cent in the in the June quarter this year, versus Q2 of last year. Ashton Bilbie, director at Profusion Group, said the growth in the industry for the past few years can be ...

Weak old news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... per cent - the highest level in 12 months. No tax credit, no housing. US pending home sales fell by 2.6 per cent in June versus expectations for a 4 per cent increase and May's 29.9 per cent drop. It'll take a few more months of data before the impact ...

Addwealth seeks women advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
... pressing as Australian women continue to outlive their male counterparts, with females having a life expectancy of 83.7 years versus 79.2 for males, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Women for instance already make up 60 per cent of Addwealth's ...

Should super go social?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
... records and monthly statements." "Nor is it enough to provide investment options and tools that help you assess your risk versus reward or the best investment mix. If you are providing these services, you are doing the bare minimum." She recommended ...

US Congress passes Wall Street reforms

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... them," he said in a speech following the announcement of the bill. While the Act had a resounding 60 senate votes in support versus 39 against, initial market reaction in the US have been critical. The US political and financial commentariat argue the ...