Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 14811 - 14820 of 18284 results for "Plan"

BT Wrap Advantage rebates $1.8m

BT Financial Group's reduced fee structure for its new Wrap Advantage program has resulted in $1.8 million worth of direct rebates to investors within six months. BT launched Wrap Advantage in March as an additional feature in its $38 billion-plus platform. ...

No more sustainable investment roadblocks: Russell

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
Australian superannuation funds' traditional arguments against sustainable investments are no longer valid, according to a new report from Russell Investment Group. The paper, Sustainable Investing: Marrying Sustainability Concerns with the Quest for ...

Macq Private Wealth sponsors the AFI

While many super funds and fund managers are busy supporting sports clubs, Macquarie Private Wealth looked to the arts instead when it signed a deal with the Australian Film Institute (AFI). Macquarie Private Wealth has become a new and major sponsor ...

Australians top list but still underinsured

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
Despite a generally blasA(C) attitude to risk, and 64 per cent underinsurance, Australia still ranks as one of the developed world's best insured nations, according to a new AXA report. The 2007 AXA Protection Report compared attitudes to life risks ...

Challenger takes part in $9.5bn infrastructure buy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
An international consortium including Challenger, Access Capital Advisers and UBS have acquired UK utility, Southern Water Capital, from the Royal Bank of Scotland Group for $9.5 billion. Challenger has invested $225 million into the Challenger Infrastructure ...

Australians at ease with debt

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
With Australians using debt to acquire homes and build wealth, a report from the Federal Government found almost 80 per cent of borrowers are comfortable with their debt levels. Volatile equity markets, inflationary pressures and ongoing credit fears ...

Lifestyle banking at your service

BankWest joins the growing list of banks and wealth management firms eager to retain customers and win new ones by providing finance-related services in a more relaxed setting, complete with a place to read, cafe and even a mini-shop to buy office stationery. ...

Investors eye emerging markets infrastructure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
Credit Suisse is tapping into the growing demand for global alternative assets when it launched a product that will give Australian investors faster and cheaper access to the $1.12 trillion emerging markets infrastructure sector. Subject to regulatory ...

Intech shifts focus to after-tax

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
Skandia's investment and consulting division Intech has added a new structure to its $1.8 billion multi-manager Australian Shares Active Trust, focusing on boutiques and after-tax returns. The shift to boutiques comes after Intech's own research suggested ...

Consumers worry about value, not fees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
A new survey has re-affirmed that fees aren't a problem for consumers but perceptions of being overcharged and underserviced are. The latest survey conducted by the Neilson research group for ING found clients will pay for quality advice as long as ...