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Farrell chairs MDRT

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... chairman. The role of MDRT Australia Chairman is a two-year term. Farrell will work closely with the state chairpersons to 'connect' with the in-coming generation of new financial advisers and assist them achieve their potential as financial services ...

Sunsuper rewrites industry fund model

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
Sunsuper chief executive Tony Lally has outlined a fresh template for industry super funds - one that moves towards providing high-tech and more customised low-cost advice services to members. Speaking at the Association Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

Is offshore investment necessary?

A Financial Standard analysis on the correlation between the Australian and US equity markets shows there is a strong connection between the two bourses and that the relationship has grown stronger over the past 12 months. While the Financial Standard ...

Credit investors put bond issuers on notice

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
The general manager finance and tax at Wesfarmers, Luigi Mottolini, spent a good part of May and June leading a roadshow to meet with local credit investors. The aim of the meetings was to repair relations with bond portfolio managers and analysts who ...

Shift ad budget for Gen Y: Williams

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... Williams said placing advertising or information on websites such as 'facebook' and 'myspace' super funds could easily connect with Generation Y. These changes, Williams said, do not require super funds to boost their marketing and advertising budgets. ...

CONNECT targets retirees

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
The $650 million CONNECT superannuation fund has crafted two new funds aimed at members coming up to retirement or are already retired. The first fund, called CONNECT's transition to retirement pension option, is targeted at members due to retire. The ...

FPA rejects tax bill changes

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... financial advice. "Should the proposed changes be adopted, consumers would need to consult different professionals on connect aspects of their financial needs and would incur additional costs for each separate piece of advice," said Bloch. "A financial ...

The next frontier of investing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
Looking to pour cash into Kazakhstan, Slovenia and Nigeria? Today frontier market investing is more than just a fad, says Mark Mobius of Franklin Templeton Investments. "[Frontier market investing is] part of a long-term trend, one that's connected ...

US dollar slips after Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
The US dollar slipped today after the Federal Reserve announced it cut a key interest rate by a quarter-point, a move that investors had anticipated. Markets had also expected the Fed to signal a pause in its rate-cutting campaign to combat the growing ...

Primed and ready for growth

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
The WalterTurnbull-owned property manager PrimeSpace draws from its chartered accounting roots to offer investors something traditional property managers can't. "We are chartered accountants. If we look to apply that integrity, it's a major point of ...