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Full steam ahead for super strategies: Navigator

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2006
... super to spend and now it will cost even less, because you will pay no tax," Breckon explained. Navigator is intending to re-focus its retirement products and services on capturing the full range of super benefits while also reforming fee and tax reporting ...

Westpac FP launches $500k super campaign

Westpac Financial Planning has launched a marketing campaign designed to help their existing clients realise the extra incentives to save for their retirement on the back of Treasurer Costello's proposed 2006 super reforms. In what is its first major ...

AXA appoints head of underwriting

... underwriting management role in 1995. Pearson will be based in Melbourne and hopes to improve the business by continuing to focus on the quality of underwriting services, communications and underwriting decisions.

Financial Wisdom grows and goes its own way

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2006
... business practices, including large corporate partnership strategies, niche marketing and the promotion of a holistic business focus. Barrett said that the business models of yesteryear would likely become inefficient and unattractive in the future. ...

Sunsuper set to grow south of the border

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2006
Sunsuper has announced the appointment of a new Victorian Business Manager to focus on growing the Sunsuper corporate business through existing channels and the development of new business. Diana Hale joins Sunsuper from her previous role with Rice ...

ASFA appointee to focus on best practice

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has announced the appointment of a new part-time best practice adviser. Winsome Hall joins the ASFA team where she will develop industry best practice guidelines and papers in consultation ...

Finsia SEEKs new frontier with partnership

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2006
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) has announced a strategic partnership with SEEK Learning as part of a plan to expand the range of financial services education options. Finsia has announced the launch of eight new certificate ...

FSS scores as default fund for ACT Govt

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2006
... strong returns. "We were pleased to have been successful in the tender. No doubt our strong investment returns and our member focus on services were factors that helped us to be successful," he said. "Our strengths are that we've managed to keep returns ...

Bank of Ireland ploughs private equity ground

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
The Bank of Ireland Group has announced it has a new arrow in its quiver of boutique businesses, forming a new joint venture with private equity fund of funds manager Paul Capital Partners. Bank of Ireland paid $34 million for a 50 per cent share in ...

Bluestone adds role of COO

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
Niche lending group Bluestone has announced a key appointment in the newly created role of chief operating officer as it looks to continue its rapid growth. Tony Pescott will take up the new role of chief operating officer with the rapidly expanding ...