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Bank planners promote gearing strategies

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
... financial planning, Iain Rogers, said his planners have been recommending the use of debt to achieve superannuation contribution goals. Rogers said a lot of small business owners had been thinking about selling assets and putting the proceeds into super ...

K2 keeps kicking goals

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
Absolute return manager K2 Asset Management is trumpeting strong returns from its international and Asian funds, exceeding its own healthy performance targets. K2's Select International Fund achieved net returns of 33.7 per cent for the year to end ...

Equipsuper offering members full service advice

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2007
... Planning. Health Super Financial Services manager, Andrew Vogt, said Equipsuper and Health Super shared similar values and goals for members. "Equipsuper is an organisation which has shared cultural values with Health Super Financial Services. Both of ...

Skandia parts ways with Mercer

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
... The other eight funds are discrete options, each managed by single fund managers. Skandia will also alter its long-term goals for its multi-manager Global Access Portfolios (GAPs). Hugh Dougherty, chief investment officer of Skandia's Investment and ...

Professionals must have an ethical code: CFA Institute

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2007
... always been relevant, but it's becoming increasingly important in the modern deal-focused environment, where short-term goals are often unfortunately driving investment decisions instead of the real interests of businesses, investors and consumers," ...

FinLit in schools in 2008

CHRIS NICHOLLS AND ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2007
... Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers, said, "Financial literacy will always be multi-dimensional, and achieving these goals of course requires cross-curricular and collaborative approaches." Clitheroe said the program would not, however, be ...

AXA boosts profits, broadens Asian market reach

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2007
... scale, further realisation of synergies, and diversification of distribution channels. It is consistent with our Asia 6 goals and our accelerated growth strategy in Asia," he said. Allert also took the opportunity to give his first public comments on ...

AXA appoints GM financial protection

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
... number of people here at AXA who understand this business exceptionally well, putting us in a strong position to realise our goals," he says.

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
... later this week. The target inflation band in the US is now 1-2 per cent. The realignment of China with its medium term goals has continued with news that aluminium production is up nearly 41 per cent, refined zinc is up 30 per cent and total nickel ...

Bridges renews IWL deal

... services [of IWL] benefits not only our business, but more importantly our corporate goal of best achieving the financial goals of all Bridges clients," said Alex Hutchsion, BFS' chief executive officer. BFS is a subsidiary of ASX listed financial services ...