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Good For China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
China is proving true to the words uttered by US President John F. Kennedy half a century earlier. In a speech in Indianapolis delivered on 12 April 1959, JFK said that, "When written in Chinese the word crisis is composed of two characters. One represents ...

Legalsuper cuts 17 fund managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
Legalsuper overhauled its investment portfolio resulting in 17 fund managers getting the cut and five managers receiving mandates including Colonial First State Global Asset Management, Platinum Asset Management and Solaris Investment Management. The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
The Australian market has received negative leads from overseas, with Wall Street indices lower, along with precious and base metals and oil. At 0830 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 50 points lower at 4,841. ...

Super funds back trustee pay disclosure

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
Three leading super funds have supported calls for the industry to disclose executive pay the same way listed companies do, following the release of the Cooper report that asked whether super funds should adopt the same corporate governance rules as ...

Planners locked out of SMSFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
A fee for service model for SMSFs could result in a segment of financial planners locked out of the fastest growing superannuation sector. The Cooper Review's Phase Three - Issues Paper raises the financial planning remuneration issue and questions ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
The Australian sharemarket was lower at noon with weaker financial and resources sectors offsetting gains in retail and consumer stocks. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 13.7 points, or 0.3 per cent, at 4,621.5, while the broader ...

ETF Securities ramps up for 2010

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
ETF Securities has gained $100 million in local funds to its exchange traded commodities product (ETC) and is looking to ramp up its local sales activity next year. Nigel Phelan, head of sales for Australia and New Zealand at ETF Securities, said the ...

Brand survey highlights top banks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
A brand survey of the major banks in Australia could shed some light on how consumers may view their wealth management products. Each bank or financial institution distributes wealth management products including superannuation and managed funds to ...

Ascalon appoints head of distribution

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
Ascalon Capital Managers has appointed BT Financial Group executive Jason Collins to the newly created role of head of distribution. Collins starts with Ascalon in February next year, and joins the team from related company BT Financial Group, where ...

Westpac Super improves insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
The $2.5 billion Westpac Staff Super has changed the way it calculates death and TPD cover - introducing a tiered structure to better meet members' lifecycle insurance needs. Westpac Staff Super, which had $2.46 billion at the end of June according ...