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Telstra Super cuts insurance premiums

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
Telstra Super has made changes to its insurance design, reducing the price of income protection, death and total and permanent disability (TPD) cover. The fund, insured by TOWER Australia, has cut income protection and death and TPD premiums by up to ...

Licensee Select new manager

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... management, and business process improvement and was most recently a senior member of BT's AdviserNETgain business. "Simon will focus on working closely with our key stakeholders to support the continued growth of the Licensee Select business," said ...

US$50bn US manager lands in Sydney

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... funds and mutual funds. Artio said that it would bring "select offerings to the local institutional market" with an initial focus on its global equity strategy and global high yield fixed income. "We have been looking to expand our global network and ...

Ascalon fund cashes in on low carbon world

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... Investment Management's clean energy fund to capitalise on low carbon economies. The Arkx Global Clean Energy Fund will focus on listed companies that operate within the clean energy sector, such as solar, wind, hydro and geothermal energy with a particular ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... and some organisational changes to position the company for the national broadband network and to facilitate a customer focus. National turnover in Australia was 299.9 million securities worth $632.4 million. Some 351 stocks were up, 281 down and 281 ...

China-Gillard tug o' war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... Retail index has slumped by 11.3 per cent over the past financial year as Australian consumers tighten their purses and focus on increasing their savings instead. Latest data show that Australian retail sales dropped by 0.6 per cent in May for an annual ...

Bravura wins Russell retail deal

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... "Our investment in this new technology will help to relieve the administrative burden on our advisers, allowing them to focus more time and energy on their clients," said Patricia Curtin, managing director, Russell retail investment services. Implementation ...

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 ...

Merged LGsuper fund born today

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... transition period up to September 2011 to bring City Super's administration in-house. Once complete, LGsuper will turn its focus to reviewing and consolidating the separate insurance arrangements that have been retained post-merger, it said.

CFSGAM sees ESG improve returns

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... impact on investments. Sunsuper brought in an ESG manager in April and many other super funds are also sharpening their focus in the hope that it will improve performance. Upon the release of its fourth annual Responsible Investment Report, CFSGAM said ...