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Funds with freebies

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
In what is fast becoming a trend, many super funds now offer freebies or perks to their members in return for their continued loyalty. As impending regulation will allow fund members to switch super funds much easier than before, it seems that simple ...

GFC not over, but opportunities abundant: TRG

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
Treasury Group boutique fund managers were united in the view that the global financial crisis is not over just yet, but that selective opportunities exist for canny investors, at a briefing with journalists yesterday. "To me, it's just how it plays ...

Fastest growing planners book above 30pc growth

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
AFG Financial Planning, Senty Financial Services and Shadforth Financial are among the top 10 fastest growing financial adviser groups, all of which posted more than 30 per cent growth of adviser numbers each year over the past three years, Rainmaker ...

Fin centre plans hang in the balance: Bowen

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
As election day looms, the superannuation minister Chris Bowen has savaged the Opposition's lack of support towards establishing an international finance and regulation centre - arguing it will be detrimental to Australia's plans to become a global ...

Gillard Govt to tighten reverse mortgages rules

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
Reverse mortgages holders will receive more protection during a property downturn if Labor continues to hold government after the election - but the industry's peak body said most of these proposed policies are already in place. A re-elected Gillard ...

MySuper gets Government tick

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
The Gillard Government has approved the MySuper reforms as part of its agenda to boost Australians' retirement incomes. Over the weekend, Prime Minister Julia Gillard gave the green light to MySuper, with existing super funds able to offer MySuper products ...

APRA proposals could deter overseas firms: AXA

MICHAEL HOBBS AND RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
AXA Asia Pacific chief executive, Andrew Penn, has warned regulatory proposals from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) could stifle Australia's potential to become a regional financial hub. Speaking at the American Chamber of Commerce ...

IFSA members approve name change, new focus

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
Colonial First State Investments, AMP, ING Australia were among the big finance firms that backed the Investment & Financial Service Association's new strategy. IFSA members held an extraordinary general meeting in Sydney yesterday to change the association's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
The Australian share market has received a modest negative lead from offshore markets as Wall Street traders examined the details of an overhaul of the US financial system and Goldman Sachs' settlement of fraud charges. At 0735 AEST on the Sydney Futures ...

Legalsuper attracts record inflows

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
Legalsuper attracted 52 per cent more non-employer contribution transfers from other super funds than in the previous financial year. Andrew Proebstl, chief executive at legalsuper, said the fund's total non-employer contributions had risen by 21 per ...