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Sub-prime still has teeth

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2007
As the sub-prime monster refuses to die, Standard & Poor's takes the scissors to the financial sector sin-bin - snipping at ratings, while the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FIRA) could be giving Goldman's profits a Sherlock Holmes. Fears ...

2007 Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards winners

... tailor their super down to fund manager level and access shares directly, the winner was netwealth Super Wrap Personal Super Plan (Premium Choice). The awards ceremony was held this morning at a breakfast event with guest speaker Stirling Mortlock, Brumbies ...

Adviser ban after Westpoint

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2007
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has banned NSW-based financial adviser, Andy Shen-En Chen, from providing financial advice for five years after recommending Westpoint to clients. An ASIC investigation found in between October ...

Hong Kong's millionaire factory

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2007
Hong Kong's rich list is set to explode after a Datamonitor study found the number of millionaires (those with more than $US1 million) is predicted to increase by 32,000 by 2011. The Wealth Management in Hong Kong 2007 report found the amount of assets ...

Super veterans accept Industry Service Awards

ING Australia superannuation strategy manager Graeme Colley, Cbus chief executive Sandy Grant and director of AMP Corporate Superannuation Greg Healy are the inaugural recipients of the 2007 Rainmaker SelectingSuper Industry Service awards. Colley ...

Funding costs trim Suncorp banking profit

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
Suncorp Metway managing director John Mulcahy told the annual meeting yesterday it expected the credit crunch to trim between $10 million and $15 million from the "bottom line full-year result" of the group's banking business, though Suncorp did not ...

Aviva offers home loan discounts

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
Aviva has partnered with Wizard Home Loans to offer Navigator Business Super plan members a $0 application fee on Wizard's Smart Choice Variation home loan. The offer will save members approximately $350 on the regular application fee, according to ...

Taggart partners with Zurich to reach home-based business

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
The Taggart Group has partnered with Zurich to distribute general and life insurance products to home-based business throughout Australia via a direct distribution website. The website, called www.homebasedbusiness.com.au, is only in its early phases ...

OneCare works

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
From being one of the bottom-performing retail insurance providers four years ago, ING Australia has made a comeback. The biggest success story this year has been insurance platform OneCare, according to chief financial officer Ian Riley. The product ...

Aurora to list buy-write income trust

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
Aurora Funds Management has launched their initial public offering (IPO) for their Infrastructure Buy-Write Income Trust. The move follows the company's launch of their buy-write property income trust in June, and will offer retail investors what it ...