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The many faces of income

MICHAEL HOBBS | FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2007

... roads." The key thing he said is that following the global credit crunch, investors have realised there is no such thing as 'easy money' when investing for income.

Bear bargains and ambulance chasers

SUZY MAC | THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2007

While the past couple of months produced an abrupt reversal of easy credit in global markets, in an investor version of ambulance chasing, bargain hunters are gathering around sub-prime casualties. Bear Stearns, the second biggest underwriter of US ...

Coombe calls for better super

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2007

... more visible and accessible, like how online banking has made banking so much more accessible. We also need to make super easy to understand. We push back at regulators and we need to also push back at our lawyers." The biggest challenge for us is coming ...

Both feet firmly on the high wire

SUZY MAC | MONDAY, 24 SEP 2007

... system. In its latest Financial Stability Review released this morning the RBA highlighted the fact that several years of easy money and underpriced risk had caused the past couple of months' marked tightening in global credit markets. This in turn triggered ...

Diversification under the microscope

MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2007

With easy money gone following the sub-prime fallout, an industry expert has urged investors to re-assess how diversified their investment portfolios are and whether they can withstand further market volatility. Damien Crowley, general manager of adviser ...

The big bounce

SUZY MAC | TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007

... basis points. Its peers seem reluctant to pass on higher rates to customers as they try to regain mortgage market share. The easy credit may be drying up but Private Equity players won a reprieve of sorts in a parliamentary inquiry, triggered by the ...

DMS pioneers fee-for-service technology

Planners dreading the logistical nightmare of providing a fee-for-service option to clients can rest easy after IT services provider DMS developed what it claims is the first ever software solution that fully automates fee-for-service payments. It took ...

Never mind the length, look at the readability

CHRIS NICHOLLS | THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2007

... while correct PDS length was important, the survey showed it was not the only issue. Keeping the language simple, clear and easy to understand and improving presentation were also key issues, he said. Gilbert's comments coincide with a recent Russell ...

AustralianSuper presents pension made easy

HAMISH MADDEN | TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007

AustralianSuper has unveiled a new in-house account-based pension for its 160,000 eligible members. Chief executive, Ian Silk, said he was expecting a strong uptake from eligible members with the pension being made available from January 2008. "With ...

AMP takes underwriting online

AMP has expanded its suite of services designed to make underwriting faster with the launch of an online desktop solution easywrite office. The solution allows customers to complete a personal statement in their financial planner's office and rides ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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