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Bank fees jump three-times inflation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... have a sizeable annual fee but give households a lower interest rate, are becoming more popular. Echoing the Reserve's assessment, the Australian Banking Association said, "The main driver of growth in bank service fee revenue has been strong demand ...

FSP and Oasis sign admin deal

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... scheduled change to Oasis Asset Management in April 2009. "The decision to change administrators in the main reflects an assessment of the best option for the future strategic development of our platform products for members and investors," said Robert ...

Bear market poses threat to mining

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
... Financial health represents one of eight "golden rules" - including share price value, market capitalisation and management assessment - erected by Lincoln to assess the quality of a stock.

Bad genes won't hurt insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
... a genetic test. The ruling comes hot on the heels of growing genetic research that enables better and more accurate assessment of an individual's predisposition to heart-related diseases or obesity-related illnesses later in life. Globally, cancer rates ...

Saropa launches finistic

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... website. Launched last month, clients can access finistic at no cost, via the planner's own website, which includes a self assessment tool to receive an appropriate home, contents and motor vehicle insurance policy. Clients then choose from a collection ...

Securitor academy in the works

MICHAEL HOBBS REPORTING FROM THE CONFERENCE IN NEW ZEALAND  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2008
Securitor is to set up a paraplanning academy and launch an online self assessment program to help advisers beef up on their finance knowledge and better answer the questions of clients uneasy about the state of the markets. Speaking at the Securitor ...

Super funds commit 6pc to private equity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
Australia's largest superannuation funds have boosted their commitment to private equity investment from 4.5 per cent to 6 per cent of total assets over a three year period, according to a University of New South Wales (UNSW) survey. Conducted by UNSW ...

Browne & Co joins Securitor

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
... Securitor head of new business, for a potential financial planning firm to join the group, it must undergo a rigorous assessment of its employees, processes, clients and overall finances. Located in Manly and North Sydney, Browne & Co join more than ...

Markets down, national happiness in positive territory

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
... index, which has been operating since 2001, measures the "subjective wellbeing" of the Australian population via a self-assessment score that integrates people's views about their health, relationships, safety, standard of living, life achievements ...

US Fed back in the lead

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
... collateral of mortgage-related bonds and other bonds that the private sector had found difficult to finance." BNY Mellon's assessment of the impacts of these initiatives also supports other commentary now beginning to come through that we are starting ...