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Call for fee rethink

By Christine St Anne | 08-Sep-2010

... Superannuation funds should move to a fixed-dollar fee plus a risk-adjusted performance model when negotiating fees with active Australian equities managers, the study by the Australian ... read more »

Super bodies welcome Labor government

By Victoria Papandrea | 08-Sep-2010

... to have bi-partisan support for super. This will deliver certainty that Australians want when they put money away for their retirement," ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said. "We ... read more »

AUI makes more redemption changes

By Vishal Teckchandani | 06-Sep-2010

... mortgage funds over the last two years has been to increase redemption offers for investors whenever possible," Pratt said. The latest change to its redemption policy meant investors ... read more »

Fraud squad moves on adviser case

By Kate Kachor | 03-Sep-2010

... association's investigation, though he was able to offer an insight into the FPA's process. "When an allegation of fraud has been made then obviously the FPA does investigate ... to see ... read more »

Rumour mill in overdrive

By Kate Kachor | 03-Sep-2010

... group was placed into administration was because the firm was low on funding, particularly when the firm was getting close to $25,000 a month through [one] book of business. "A fair ... read more »

Out in the cold

By Fiona Harris | 03-Sep-2010

... of this total frozen amount. Most of these funds have had their frozen status since 2008 when mortgage assets became illiquid and there was a flight to safety following the introduction ... read more »

Election outcome a chance for review

By Rhonda Virtue | 02-Sep-2010

... benefits are offset by workers' or accident compensation, sick leave and centrelink benefits, when it is in fact income protection benefit payments that are offset by such payments, makes ... read more »

PIH offloads property group stake

By Christine St Anne | 02-Sep-2010

... subsequently paid about $20 million in compensation to clients it advised to invest in the property when it failed to perform. When PIH announced its merger with Centrepoint Alliance in April, ... read more »

Election outcome a chance for review

By Rhonda Virtue | 02-Sep-2010

... benefits are offset by workers' or accident compensation, sick leave and centrelink benefits, when it is in fact income protection benefit payments that are offset by such payments, makes ... read more »

Election outcome a chance for review

By Rhonda Virtue | 02-Sep-2010

... benefits are offset by workers' or accident compensation, sick leave and centrelink benefits, when it is in fact income protection benefit payments that are offset by such payments, makes ... read more »

European sovereign default not credit event

By Wouter Klijn | 31-Aug-2010

... lower growth, but that was more likely to affect equities than corporate bonds, he said. "When you have stress on sovereigns and you see people decreasing their stimulus, it leads to ... read more »

Equipsuper members tap into advice

By Christine St Anne | 31-Aug-2010

... Brooks said. Equipsuper brought its financial planning service in house three years ago. "When we began the in-house service we had 130 account-based pension members. We now have 700 ... read more »

Emerging markets offer debt opportunities

By Darin Tyson-Chan | 31-Aug-2010

... emerging markets in the particular country's domestic currency are providing very good value. "When we look at local markets there are three characteristics that we find quite attractive ... read more »

Adviser liability

By Mark Halsey | 30-Aug-2010

... interests of their clients and to place the interests of their clients ahead of their own when providing personal advice to retail clients. This reform was recommendation one from the ... read more »

Care needed over SMSF borrowing refinancing

By Darin Tyson-Chan | 26-Aug-2010

... to be wary of the two sets of rules that apply to limited recourse borrowing arrangements when looking to refinance existing gearing arrangements, according to a technical services ... read more »

Clearview eyes planner expansion

By Wouter Klijn | 26-Aug-2010

... the infrastructure environment of Bupa, and we are well on target to do that," he said. "When we have completed that we will roll out our referral management system to all the Bupa ... read more »

AUI makes more redemption changes

By Christine St Anne | 26-Aug-2010

... mortgage funds over the last two years has been to increase redemption offers for investors whenever possible," he said. The latest change to its redemption policy means investors with ... read more »

Care needed over SMSF borrowing refinancing

By Darin Tyson-Chan | 25-Aug-2010

... to be wary of the two sets of rules that apply to limited recourse borrowing arrangements when looking to refinance existing gearing arrangements, according to a technical services ... read more »

Labor, Liberal economic policies nearly identical

By Wouter Klijn | 25-Aug-2010

... from the dominant political parties, the Australian election became unexpectedly riveting when the race turned out to be neck and neck. The resulting hung parliament is the first at ... read more »

Clearview eyes planner expansion

By Wouter Klijn | 25-Aug-2010

... the infrastructure environment of Bupa, and we are well on target to do that," he said. "When we have completed that we will roll out our referral management system to all the Bupa ... read more »