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Debate advice, not advisers: Sherry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
Arguments about advice, the role of advisers in their dealer groups, how and whether they should be regulated and supported miss the central point - in its current form advice is an elite service used by a minority of consumers. "If you want bespoke ...

Russell tops transition manager awards

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
Russell Investments has been named the Transition Management Provider of the Year at the recent UK Pension Awards and won top rankings in the annual surveys conducted by PLANSPONSOR and Global Investor magazines. Russell was ranked "Best in Class" by ...

PASL to tap alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... portfolio will include assets such as direct infrastructure, private capital, property, hedge funds and credit. The medium term plan is to have the portfolio fully invested in a one to two year time frame, working in collaboration with the fund's asset ...

Planners face higher PI fees

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) dispute resolution scheme overhaul means financial planners may be forced to pay higher professional indemnity premiums and their clients could face higher fees. The new rules mean that from ...

Conservative strategies pay for ITC

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
Forestry group ITC banks on its prudent business model to ride the crisis facing the agribusiness sector after Timbercorp and Great Southern went into administration. Adam Redman, spokesperson at ITC, said the firm's key business is forestry, a key ...

Investors to regain capital from axed fund

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
Investors with funds tied up with Pengana Capital's Australian Property Securities Fund can expect to get a reimbursement of "as close to 100 per cent" of their capital following last week's announcement of the fund's closure. Denis Carroll, head of ...

Insurance shopping goes online

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
More people are hopping online to get insurance, a new survey shows. A new Allianz survey of 325 of its clients noted that over 80 per cent of its clients did not want to see a financial planner to take out life insurance. The main reasons for choosing ...

AIA public listing one step closer

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
... India, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam. AIG Life Australia, according to Plan For Life, is the fastest growing insurer in Australia with premium revenue up more than 40 per cent, while according to ...

Great Southern falls into administration

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
... base. "Earlier this year, the company continued its restructuring program by implementing a clear and comprehensive 5 point plan we believe had the capacity to deliver maximum value for all stakeholders of the group. However, while advanced in this short ...

Cavendish slashes SMSF starting fees

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
Cavendish Superannuation has axed 30 per cent off the establishment fees of new self-managed super funds - easing the cost for financial advisers with clients looking to set up SMSFs. SMSF specialist Cavendish announced that establishment fees for all ...