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PETER BELL | TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006

... Government has committed to reducing the public sector workforce by 5,000 over the next two years which falls far short of the request by the opposition to reduce it by 29,000. The government said this would leave only 4,000 people to perform administrative ...

Online banking rules: Commonwealth

The Commonwealth Bank's inaugural E-money survey, an annual index of electronic banking usage in the country, has found that 85 per cent of Australians voted the internet as their preferred banking channel. Amid much debate in recent years about the ...

AMPFP scraps industry funds

HAMISH MADDEN | TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006

... adviser would first need to seek one-off approval from AMPFP first. "This is consistent with AMPFP's approach to any planner request to provide information and recommendations on products not on the APSL," Guggenheimer said. However, Tom Collins, managing ...

Outflows to force Challenger fund re-opening

KATE HAGE | FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2006

Morningstar research has issued an updated report on the "tough times" being faced by Challenger small and micro cap funds of late, which they say has resulted in $100 million in institutional fund outflows. Morningstar's head of research, Justin Walsh ...

Independence pays for Frontier

Frontier Consulting will hire at least five more staff this year after winning the largest superannuation asset consulting contract in the country, with $28 billion State Super, thanks to its 'independent advice' business model. Frontier's managing ...

HFA trading off and racing

HAMISH MADDEN | FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006

Shares in HFA Holdings Ltd began conditional trading at noon today after parent company MFS concluded its successful initial public offer (IPO). MFS will retain a 38.7 per cent stake in HFA and managing director of MFS, Philip Adams, said the healthy ...

Ten days or less to act on requests: ASFA

... requests for transfers of benefits should be actioned within 10 days, whether that be making payment, refusal of payment or a request for further information. Philipa Smith, chief executive officer of ASFA, said that there were concerns on both the comsumer ...

Award workers to have choice of fund

... who, at the time of their employment, were under a State industrial award and anyone employed before 1 July will have to request a standard choice form from their employer. The move is being touted as an attempt by the Government to preserve State agreements ...

Rollovers can be processed rapidly and securely: RecruitmentSuper

... RecruitmentSuper Trustee Board, commented that RecruitmentSuper's payment process is simple and normally consists of only a simple request form. That doesn't mean that the fund compromises security, though. "We ensure that we are acting on the valid ...

One-tenth of employees to opt for super choice in just year one: ASFA

The latest Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) survey on the impact of choice of fund has shown that 4 per cent of survey respondents have already exercised choice, with another 5 per cent likely to follow in the next year. "The ...

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Vanguard to acquire custodian Altruist

KARREN VERGARA

Vanguard will acquire custodian and investment platform Altruist in a bid to expand into the American independent financial adviser market.

FAAA pushes to expand NCA to financial advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) said it will advocate strongly to expand the scope of the New Class of Advisers' to all financial advisers, which will currently be limited to only superannuation funds and life insurers.

SMSFA appoints head of professional standards

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

The Self-Managed Super Fund Association (SMSFA) has appointed Keddie Waller as the head of professional standards.

UniSuper unlocks close to $15k for members moving into retirement

MATTHEW WAI

Eligible UniSuper members will receive a tax-free bonus of up to $14,700 when they move into retirement phase from October 1.

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