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Govt drafts new credit regime

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
The government has released a draft bill to develop a national credit licensing regime. The bill will create the Australian Credit License (ACL) which will come into effect from the beginning of next year. ACL holders must meet a set of minimum standards ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
... lower on Tuesday in a muted reaction to a deadly swine flu outbreak, while General Motors rallied on hopes its new overhaul plan would avert bankruptcy. In a choppy session featuring swings in both directions, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 51.29 ...

Govt lifts financial hardship threshold

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
National consumer credit laws will adopt a higher threshold at which lenders are obliged to formally consider a variation to a loan where a customer cannot pay due to illness, unemployment or other reasonable causes. The government plans to lift the ...

ITC targets Gen Y with trees

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
Forestry group, ITC, is providing financial planners with access to a managed investment scheme to attract more Generation Y clients. The firm's strategy aims to pay-off Higher Education Scheme (HECS) debt fast, a key financial concern for graduating ...

AdviserLogic selects CLS

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
Financial advice software provider, AdviserLogic, has appointed CLS as sales and marketing partner. Kurt Smyth, executive manager at CLS, said adding AdviserLogic as a client reflects CLS' growing reputation in the marketplace. "Financial planners that ...

FPA endorses iShares CPD program

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has accredited the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program on exchange traded funds (ETF) set up by iShares Australia. The CPD program, which can be accessed using the iShares website, provides two ...

AustSafe Super licensed for advice

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
The $1 billion AustSafe Super is ramping up its presence in the planning community following the licensing of its regional managers to provide financial advice. AustSafe Super, the industry fund for rural and regional Australia, last week added to its ...

Intech signs deal with Suncorp

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
Intech Investments is partnering with Suncorp Wealth Management to manage the diversified multi-manager options on the Suncorp WealthSmart platform. The core multi-manager products available on the platform cover include Australian shares, international ...

Mutual funds outperform instos

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
... corporate, public and endowment/foundation fund. Meanwhile new figures from Northern Trust note that U.S. institutional investment plan sponsors recorded a sixth straight quarter of losses in the period ending March 31, 2009 - but ended the quarter on ...

Bankwest planners join CFS

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
Bankwest's financial advisers will officially become part of Colonial First State by the first week of July, but will continue trading under the Bankwest brand. Bankwest announced yesterday that its 57 Personal Financial Advisers will align with Commonwealth ...