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Qantas Super raises insurance cover

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... for funds which are used as the "default" fund under the current Choice of Fund regulation. "The death benefits from the plan are, in nearly all cases, expected to exceed these minimum cover requirements. However to ensure that this requirement is met ...

Boost savings and cut interest rates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... economic benefits. "In January, the Prime Minister nominated boosting the level of private saving as one part of a five point plan to combat inflationary pressures. This report demonstrates that higher national savings can play a key role in both fighting ...

The house that Sherry built

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
The man who chaired the passage of the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) Bill 20 years ago is back in the limelight, this time with ambitious plans to dismantle the country's jerry-built superannuation system and replace it with a cheaper and more member-friendly ...

Barclays emits carbon trading ETN

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
Barclays Bank PLC launched the iPath Global Carbon Exchange Traded Note (ETN) on the NYSE Arca stock exchange to provide investors with exposure to greenhouse gas emission trading schemes. The iPath ETN is linked to Barclay's Capital Global Carbon Index ...

ASIC bans three Westpoint planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) banned three more financial planners involved in misleading clients on Westpoint products from providing financial services. The regulator banned New South Wales based Timothy Harrison from ...

Aviva cuts super to pension admin time

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
Aviva Australia improved its online adviser software, n-link, to enable financial planners to set up pension accounts and allow clients to receive payments in three days, a fraction of the time needed on other platforms. Previously, financial advisers ...

Challenger recycles capital

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
... other distribution business, mortgage aggregation. The group owns or has investments in three aggregators - Choice, Fast and Plan - and has an investment in the lender Homeloans. Tilley said that Challenger remained committed to the development of its ...

ASIC bans Westpoint adviser

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) banned Perth-based planner David Roy from providing financial services for seven years after it found he misled clients on Westpoint products. The regulator found between 1998 and 2005, Roy ...

Proactive planners ease client concerns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
Clients of proactive financial planners are less stressed about their asset allocation and overall portfolio after being sent educational material during equity market corrections. Chris Browne, Financial Design for Life senior financial planner, said ...

Focus on value not fees: AFA

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has put its foot down that advisers' commissions should not be abolished because the existing system promotes choice and value among clients. AFA national president Dennis Bateman stated that mandating a single ...