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Planning software's big five rated

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... financial plans and scenario modelling while AdviserNETgain also rated well. Of particular note was Investment Trends assessment of comprehensive statement of advice (SoA) production with the average adviser still taking six hours and 42 minutes to produce ...

Investors look for business activity signals

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... business activity will find the Australian share market a fertile place, said Goldman Sachs yesterday in an upbeat assessment of the local bourse. Dion Hershan, Goldman Sach's managing director and head of Australian equities said the just gone reporting ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... 0.7 per cent on Thursday, as investors took their cues from a positive finish on Wall Street and a cautiously upbeat assessment on the US economy from the Federal Reserve. The bourse held onto those gains through the morning, but investors sold out of ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... continued after the Federal Reserve reported that the US economy had continued to grow slowly, offering a slightly better assessment of the US economy than the grim picture depicted by other recent indicators. Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year ...

Metlife only a phone call away

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
MetLife Insurance has introduced a tele-assessment insurance claims service, adding to their suite of customer focused initiatives. The new service features direct to member communication about their claim on the phone, enabling customers to obtain ...

Govt provides reverse mortgage guarantees

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
The Federal Government has made its first move in the race to fiscally manage the ageing population, with the release of draft legislation to increase protection around reverse mortgages. Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation ...

Seven super funds win AAA for entire product range

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... months. Rainmaker research has reviewed 510 superannuation and retirement products in its SelectingSuper Fund Quality Assessment. The seven new funds that are AAA across their range account for 21 products. Only 137 products in the universe have the ...

Tower upgrades quoting systems

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... during the quote process with 'plan pop up forms' removed. Additionally, reponses can now be amended post-underwriting assessment while trade income protection is now also available for those working mining, oil and gas industries and the building and ...

Solaris responds to super demands on ESG policy

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... what each of the investment managers that we have do and what our consultants do so it becomes a normal part of their assessment of the investments that we make," said Sword.

The other Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... issuing statements like these? And another thing, Fitch Ratings has already jumped the gun on S&P, it issued a similar assessment two weeks ago. That's the other "duh"! Oh and about that warning over giving America a D - investors are so scared they're ...