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Fund call centres the weakest link

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
Super funds call centres have proven to be the weakest link in a fund's marketing mix, new research shows. Despite being the main hub of communication between a fund and its members, call centres are far measuring their performance customer satisfaction ...

Evolution of super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
Ne'er the twain shall meet but retail fund chief Brian Bissaker from Colonial First State and industry fund chief Ian Silk from Australian Super, shared centre stage to talk about how the industry can best serve financial planners, its members and the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market was up at noon as News Corporation Ltd reported robust fourth-quarter and full-year results. In the US, the Dow spiked after the US Federal Reserve left interest rates on hold, assuaging some of the market's fears about the ...

AXA Aus funds fall 11 pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
AXA Australia's funds under management, administration and advice dropped 11 per cent to $75.5 billion for the six months to the end of June, with falls in fund inflows and the value of new business. The firm posted a 20 per cent drop in inflows to ...

V-Wrap sales sky rocket

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
Praemium's online portfolio administration service, V-Wrap attracted a record number of new sales in the past two months, increasing by 20 and 30 per cent in June and July respectively compared to the same period's last year. Arthur Naoumidis, Praemium ...

RBA rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets today to assess the country's monetary policy settings. Financial markets remain convinced that the RBA will hold rates at a 12-year high of 7.25 percent after its meeting today. However, recent data showing ...

More females in fin services

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
Women are now at the vanguard of financial services as more females are recruited in the sector compared to their male counterparts, says Dalton Nicol Reid (DNR). According to specialist individual managed account portfolio manager DNR, the last 15 ...

Till losses do us part

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
The ability of super funds to retain members and attract new ones will be put to the test after a new poll revealed one in five will switch funds if they see red in their next member statement. An online poll by management consultancy Gullone Group ...

Life insurance made easy: AIG

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
Wanted - 2,200 advisers looking to boost clients' life cover with only a signed declaration of good health as the solo underwriting requirement. AIG Life last week unveilled a six-week promotional campaign targeting 2,200 financial advisers to increase ...

S&P studies single manager alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
Rising investor demand for alternative strategies has prompted Standard & Poor's to issue its first single manager fund report. The Standard & Poor's Alternative Strategies - Single Manager report found found single strategy hedge funds generally performed ...