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Fee-for-service products gain pace

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
With the deadline for proposed fee-for-service regulation closing in, new planning products and services are being launched to help planners handle the transition.E&W Strategic Partners, a boutique business strategy and improvement consultancy, has ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
The Australian share market was weaker at noon, dragged lower following the sale of a major holding in energy group Woodside Petroleum. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 23.8 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 4,754.6 points, while the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
Local markets have received strongly negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with heavy falls on Wall Street, oil falling below $US75, and metals, too generally lower. Only gold futures rose. At 0717 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...

Squared

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
Be there or be square! No Virginia, investors weren't there on Wall Street last night, but they've more than squared (their positions). This morning's news tell the story of selling on Wall Street because of -- according to The Age - " A surprisingly ...

AvSuper appoints Hannover Life Re

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
The $1 billion-plus AvSuper has appointed Hannover Life Re as its new insurer. According to a press statement from the fund, AvSuper's new insurance mandate and arrangements kick in on 1 July. Hannover Life Re's mandate includes group life insurance ...

Instos switch $100bn mandates

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
More than $100 billion of assets changed hands last year as institutional investors dump poor performing fund managers, re-negotiate fees and exploit asset class-specific opportunities, a new report found. Mercer has released its 2009 Global Manager ...

Media Super hires ING as insurer

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
Media Super has appointed ING Life as its new insurer for death and total and permanent disability insurance cover, and its income protection cover. The appointment follows a six-month intensive tender process. Media Super, an industry super fund with ...

Private investors on property buying spree

CBRE RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
The small end of the market is buying the big end of town, with research showing that private investors and syndicators accounted for two-thirds of all commercial property sales since January this year. The findings were from property group CB Richard ...

Away for Easter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
Oh no! Not another bear market rally. While we were sleeping, Wall Street stumbled again overnight. After four weeks of consecutive gains, Wall Street took a breather last night and gave back a little of its previous gains. Yes, you read it right - ...

UPDATE: Prime Super drops $14m mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
The $872 million Prime Super has reduced its property mandate with Lend Lease, holding on to a $20 million mandate while withdrawing $14 million to find other investment opportunities. "Prime Super has considered selling secondary units from Lend Lease's ...