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Govt to ramp up FinLit in national school curriculum

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... syllabus. However, it has been "lacking in national consistency and focus", noted the government in a statement. Labor's plan includes creating consistent study objectives to cover finance, money, budgeting, financial transactions and how interest charges ...

DKN prepares for big reforms ahead

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
DKN chief executive Phil Butterworth said the financial services group is well positioned to benefit from new reforms in the industry after posting a 23.4 per cent underlying profit increase to $7.64 million in the year to June. The financial services ...

Lite Super website pulled down

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
It appears that yet another no frills, low-cost online retail super product has disappeared from the market after BankWest's Lite Super product and website has been pulled down. This follows recent news of the closing down of the IOOF-owned online super ...

Infra bonds get conditional industry support

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
The Coalition's plan to issue infrastructure bonds that could raise $20 billion for infrastructure projects has been cautiously endorsed by Australia's largest fixed income managers. Under the plan, bonds issued to fund projects approved by Infrastructure ...

More planners bypass managed funds: study

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
Fund managers are put on notice in a recent investment study that found a growing number of planners are placing their clients' funds into direct shares, ETFs, REITs and SMAs, leaving only a fraction of inflows into traditional managed funds. The survey ...

Count posts double digit profits

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
Planning group Count Financial has reported a 24 per cent jump in net profits after tax to $24 million for the year ending 30 June, and it expects its double-digit growth to continue this financial year. In ASX statements released today, Count Financial ...

Planners fast track insurance processing through web

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
Straight through processing (STP) technology continues to assist financial planners with their insurance applications, new insurer data shows. CommInsure, which recently won the 'Life Insurance Company of the Year' award at the 2010 Australia and New ...

OC Funds unveils distribution strategy, appoints Purpura

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... coming months for OC Funds Management will involve the execution of the company's distribution footprint. "Basically, what we plan to do is to roll out the distribution footprint to dealer groups and financial planners. We are seeking mandates from interested ...

Fastest growing planners book above 30pc growth

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
AFG Financial Planning, Senty Financial Services and Shadforth Financial are among the top 10 fastest growing financial adviser groups, all of which posted more than 30 per cent growth of adviser numbers each year over the past three years, Rainmaker ...

Cyclists raise $85k for Future2 charity

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
Investment professionals Ray Griffin, Peter Bobbin and Roger Simionato rode into Sydney's Martin Place on Friday August 13, having completed a gruelling 1,250km ride from Bourke to Sydney. The ride, 44 cycling hours at average speed of 28.4kph, took ...