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Govt creates super advisory

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
The federal government has created a Superannuation Advisory Group to provide technical expertise and consultation on relevant proposals within the superannuation industry. The Superannuation Advisory Group met at Parliament House in Canberra for the ...

Garvan FP adds three

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
MLC-owned Garvan Financial Planning has added Battistella Financial Services, McNeany Financial Services and Vertex Group to its license. McNeany Financial Services and Vertex Group join Garvan Financial Planning (Garvan) from Professional Investment ...

Asgard automates data feeds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
Asgard Wealth Solutions has adopted External Platform Interface standards that automatically streamline customer data from the Asgard platforms to the desktops of financial planners using VisiPlan. Created by Coin and VisiPlan, External Platform Interface ...

FGF wins $162m QIC mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
Melbourne-based financial services company Fisher Graham Financial (FGF) has secured a $161.7 million mandate from QIC for the firm's specialist Asian markets investment partner, Yeoman Capital Management. Yeoman Capital Management, a Singapore-based ...

Ascalon treads global commodity path

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
While the performance of listed property and hedge funds falter in the wake of the US sub-prime disaster, fund managers such as Ascalon Capital Managers are steering their attention to the global commodity sector to maximise investor returns. The St.George ...

AFA maps education Pathway

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) hopes to fill the gap in adviser education by launching a new course that accommodates the time constraints and 'adult learning' needs of today's financial planners. It's nearly a year of consultation with ...

AFS ready for IPO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
Australian Financial Services Group (AFS) has flagged plans to list on the stock exchange after meeting its business and profit objectives last year. "Our energies over the past four years have been devoted to consolidating AFS' position in the marketplace ...

Aviva breaks industry fund hurdle

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
... find is that 88 per cent invest in the default option of the plans so they've exercised no investment choice at all, so this plan tracks their needs as they age." On insurance, Aviva's maximum death and TPD cover has increased, eligibility requirements ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
... today, however, given its concerns about the outlook for inflation. Upmarket retailer David Jones Ltd has unveiled a four-year plan to lift annual net profit by at least five to 10 per cent from fiscal 2009, despite an expected slowdown in consumer spending. ...

AXA Rosenberg eyes emerging markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
AXA Rosenberg plans to launch an emerging market fund in the Australian market in three months, tailored to suit a super fund's 'alpha needs'. Douglas Burton, managing director and head of investments in Australia and New Zealand at AXA Rosenberg, said ...