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Independence issue surfaces
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Independence issue surfaces

Life Brokers Association members debate the importance of independence.
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Wed, Aug 7th 2002 03:08PM
Public favours tax breaks for insurance

Public favours tax breaks for insurance

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Selling health insurance to oldies

Selling health insurance to oldies

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HFA opposes health tax

HFA opposes health tax

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Online insurance sales flop

Online insurance sales flop

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New player comes out top

New player comes out top

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SX has advisers in its sights

SX has advisers in its sights

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From the war zones to Southern Cross

From the war zones to Southern Cross

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Southern Cross fights back

Southern Cross fights back

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Comparing health insurance policies

Comparing health insurance policies

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S&P paints a poor picture

S&P paints a poor picture

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Letter: AIA disputes PlanTech's findings

Letter: AIA disputes PlanTech's findings

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Some DI premiums up more than 40%

Some DI premiums up more than 40%

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Sovereign's three-legged medical campaign

Sovereign's three-legged medical campaign

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Club Life issues shares to advisers

Club Life issues shares to advisers

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Insurer tames tidal wave

Insurer tames tidal wave

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I mean seriously, it's not really a benchmark that is a true test of skill is it?. It's set at such a level that a passive exposure would pay performance fees. From Salts own fact sheet, since inception the benchmark has returned 7.45% and also from Salts own fact sheet a passive NZX/ASX exposure return of 8.66% per annum. Congrats, you've underperformed your own passive comparison by 1.2% per annum before fees! It gets real spicy if you take a passive, hedged exposure to SPX. Now your benchmark is underperforming a passive exposure by 7% per annum. Don't really see the point of the the fund, not even volatility reduction as it looks like the fund participated fully in the drawdown during Trump 1 and COVID.
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1 month ago Martin Frauenstein