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Budget, what budget?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
Financial planners will struggle to get many Gen-Yers to follow financial advice after yet another study found one in four have never budgeted in their life and, even when they do, it's to blow the lot on a holiday. St. George Bank commissioned a study ...

FPA board approves move away from commissions

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
The Financial Planning Association of Australia's board has approved the association's remuneration policy that moves its members away from a commission-based model by July 2012. The FPA received more than 250 responses to its consultation paper "Financial ...

What China wants China gets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
"I want 8.0 per cent or better economic growth this year!" When the Chinese central government issues this request, its subjects only asks, "do you want fries with that?" Sinoland is not called a centrally planned economy for nothing. Early in 2009 ...

Aviva SMA attracts $10m in six weeks

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
Aviva's separately managed account (SMA) has attracted nearly $10 million in financial planning client investment after six weeks. The Aviva SMA is available on more than 20 dealer groups and over 50 financial advisers have used the structure for client ...

Wealthy women frustrated with finance firms: book

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
Financial services companies may want to review how they interact and work with women after research found they represent $12 trillion in consumer discretionary spending globally are disappointed with the way finance firms deal with them. A recently ...

Global instos push for climate change action

PRESS STATEMENT  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
Investment institutions including AMP, Colonial First State Global Asset Management, Cbus and 178 others representing $14 trillion have signed a statement urging world leaders to agree on climate change. The statement, issued last month, outlines the ...

Gibson appointed interim CEO of City Super

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
... members, including new systems and improvements to ESI's member services centre (ESI). Prowse was appointed chief executive and plan secretary of City Super in August 2005. He has over 18 years experience in superannuation, financial services and marketing ...

Arise Chindonesia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
China may be the darling of economic groupies, India the superpower in waiting, but realisation is growing that Indonesia may be their rocket fuel. Regional analysts have been so taken with the possibility that editorials around Asia are now spruiking ...

FPs and accountants at odds on SMSF strategies

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
Financial planners are almost three times as likely than accountants to place self managed super fund (SMSF) clients on a platform, highlighting key differences in how the two professions are dealing with this booming market segment. The Investment ...

Challenger takes annuities to platforms

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
Challenger has launched its Guaranteed Income fund, a unitised annuity investment fund onto the BT Wrap platform following financial planner demand for more income products. The fund invests in annuities issued by Challenger Life and investors can select ...