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NAB rolls out in-house planner strategy

KATE HAGE | THURSDAY, 20 APR 2006

... months. Hondros added that it follows on from their "transition to advice" which aimed to move away from product sell and focus on quality advice. "We recognised the need to deliver higher quality advice for customers, which included covering their insurance ...

ING beefs up product development

HAMISH MADDEN | THURSDAY, 20 APR 2006

... new positions. George Lytas has been appointed to the position of senior manager platforms. His responsibility will be to focus on the OneAnswer strategy as well as growing the business. Craig Francis steps into the role of senior manager product management. ...

Macq multi-strategy fund recommended by Zenith

HAMISH MADDEN | WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2006

... annum with a volatility target of five per cent per annum. The underlying funds in the portfolio have an absolute return focus, with the exception of the Buy-Write Fund. The fund is targeted at investors who want a moderate risk profile over an investment ...

Intrust goes public offer

KATE HAGE | WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2006

... wide-scale marketing or public relations campaigns to attract new members from anywhere and everywhere. Instead we will focus on providing our high quality services to associates of current members and those with a natural alliance to the hospitality ...

Call for personal tax cuts to plug company tax loophole

KATE HAGE | TUESDAY, 18 APR 2006

A push to cut top income tax rates was flagged this week as the Board of Taxation chairman, Dick Warburton, said such a reduction would stop people channelling personal income into company coffers. Warburton recently co-authored a report comparing Australia's ...

Chinese businesses upbeat but worried about compliance

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 13 APR 2006

... businesses have seen increased business through trade with China (the sixth greatest beneficiary in the world). The increased focus China is receiving from investment managers and super funds only serves to reinforce this. While 28 per cent of Australian ...

AIST and CMSF merger to strengthen trustee services

HAMISH MADDEN | TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006

At its AGM held on the Gold Coast yesterday, AIST released a discussion paper canvassing a potential merger with CMSF and the long-term viability of super trustee organisations. Citing the reducing number of super funds as the primary catalyst for the ...

Accountants come under shadow shop radar

KATE HAGE | MONDAY, 10 APR 2006

... the structure." Belinda Robinson, financial planning technical adviser to CPA Australia, said accountants were not the key focus of the survey. "The key thing is that it is a fine line what can and cannot be discussed around superannuation, the survey ...

Investec Australia buys NM Rothschild

WWW.THESHEET.COM | FRIDAY, 7 APR 2006

... providing M&A advice. Trevor Rowe, Rothschild's head of investment banking and Future Fund guardian, said Rothschild would now "focus on the main business, investment banking and M&A&Times have changed in the last few years. You have a more intensive ...

ASIC shadow shopping: the good, the bad and the ugly

... for ASIC to monitor going forward...whilst there have been some improvements, there is still a very strong need to fix the focus on the quality of recommendations." Michelle Baltazar

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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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