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Netwealth wins Investment Trends innovation award

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
The netwealth platform has been named the 2006 most innovative platform by industry researcher Investment Trends. Michael Heine, netwealth managing director, said the result reflected the significant development the platform had undergone recently and ...

New planners lack listening skills

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2006
Research from Deakin University has found that recently qualified financial planners are deficient in listening skills and lack the required knowledge to formulate a plan for those approaching retirement. The Deakin University research looked at 162 ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2006
... compared to last year with median salaries climbing from $43,000 to $45,700 for 2007. The Graduates Careers Australia research shows that just over 40 per cent of employers wanted to hire more graduates if they were available and just over half of those ...

S&P signs up IOOF for planner distribution deal

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2006
Standard & Poor's Fund Services has partnered with IOOF to provide fund ratings and research to IOOF and its affiliated planner group Consultum Financial Advisors. S&P said more than 60 adviser groups have direct access to their ratings and research ...

Rainmaker's CompareOnline now compares 385 super funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2006
... CompareOnline provides financial advisers, paraplanners and superannuation funds with a specialised product comparison and research tool. It also lets them create, customise, print and save reports for clients," said Andrew Keevers, product manager and ...

AAA and Questus marching to the same drum

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
... has an outstanding reputation as a leading financial services group and we are delighted to combine our strengths in research with EPIC's strengths in practice development and advisor training to the benefit of both firms." David Somerville, Questus ...

Top insurers join with IFF to help with mental health

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
... aimed at responding to members with needs right now but it's also looking to the future with preventative programs and research aimed at reducing the incidence of suicide and the impact of mental illness." If SuperFriend can slow down these statistics ...

NSW Bookmakers and Perpetual top super tables

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2006
... 14.7 per cent, 13.1 per cent and 8.5 per cent per annum respectively. According to Andrew Keevers, associate director of research at Rainmaker, the data is again good news for most Australians on the back of continuing strong returns in the equities ...

AMP Capital Core Property Fund scores highest rating

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2006
The AMP Capital Core Property Fund has been awarded the highest rating from property investment research consultancy Managed Investment Assessments (MIA) owing to its significant diversification characteristics and healthy returns. Anton Lawrence, MIA ...

Manage risks not returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2006
... Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) conference in Sydney yesterday, Jason Hsu, principal and director of research and investment management from the US based Research Associates, said managing risks helps managers stay in the game and ...