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Back on the road again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
... the Fed begins lifting? Australia and Norway have started moving up interest rates. There are still many unknowns and 'what ifs' and there will always be. For now, however, the good news GDP report should provide a lift in confidence that had been slowly ...

SuperFriend code improves insurance

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
The Industry Funds Forum Mental Health Foundation, SuperFriend, has developed a set of Code of Practice guidelines aimed at improving the management of insurance claims where mental illness is a contributing factor. Launched yesterday at the AIST Superannuation ...

Unlisted assets should be limited: IFSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) said to protect liquidity, super funds should have limits on how many illiquid investments they can hold. John Brogden, IFSA chief executive, told ABC BusinessLateLine last night that "We believe ...

D'Aloisio nominated Joint Forum chair

COMPANY RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
Tony D'Aloisio, chair at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has been nominated chair of the Joint Forum, a body that works closely with three of the biggest finance organisations in the world. The Joint Forum, which supports ...

More room to slash super fees

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2009
Admin and investment fees charged by major Australian super funds are on par, if not better, than those charged by similar funds in the US, the UK and Japan - but more can be done to lower overall costs to the average fund member, a global study found. ...

Population explosion to reshape wealth and pension

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
Financial planners and super funds will be catering for a much bigger market than previously thought, after Treasurer Wayne Swan said the population could grow to 35 million by 2049, much higher than earlier estimates of around 28 million. Speaking ...

Garvan and Apogee adopt fee for service

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
MLC-backed Apogee Financial Planning and Garvan/MLC Financial Planning are transitioning to a fee for advice model from 1 July next year. In a press statement released today, MLC confirmed that both Apogee and Garvan would adopt the new model for all ...

Promnitz joins IFSA board

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
Peter Promnitz, chief executive at Mercer (Australia) and region head of Asia Pacific Mercer, has joined the Investment & Financial Services Association (IFSA) as a director. He replaces Jeremy Duffield, who resigned from the association's board to ...

TOWER nabs $600m AustralianSuper deal

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
... one or two in the future," he said. AustralianSuper hired consultants Jeff Humphreys of cHr Consulting, Aon Consulting and IFS Insurance Broking and used the fund's internal team to assist with choosing an insurer. The new arrangements are expected to ...

IFSA's Gilbert resurfaces at law firm

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
Richard Gilbert, former chief executive of IFSA, has taken up his new post as director of corporate affairs today at boutique legal firm, Speed and Stracey Lawyers. The chairman of Speed and Stracey Lawyers, Robin Speed, announced Gilbert will be consulting ...