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XPLAN incorporates Zenith research

... click in and out of XPLAN to access our website as the reports will be integrated within XPLAN. It just makes the 'initial plan' process a bit more efficient," said David Wright, a director at Zenith. "At a practical level, the integration of information ...

Economic round-up: Lead balloon lifts exports

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2007
Despite infrastructure obstacles and currency pressures, Australia's export performance is still managing a gradual improvement on the back of the boom in resources demand and prices. The Australian Bureau of Statistics latest data shows a jump in goods ...

NZ investors hooked on high yield

A survey of New Zealand investors has found that 72 per cent rated interest rates as the most important factor when choosing an investment product and were less concerned about the stability of the financial institution selling them. "With the collapses ...

SELECT absolute return fund gets rating tick from Zenith

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2007
Select Asset Management's (SELECT) absolute return focused Select Private Equity Portfolio (SPEP) fund has been rated recommended by Zenith Investment Partners. SELECT has partnered with private equity specialist Barwon Investment Partners to help manage ...

No multi-sector managers deserve five-stars: S&P

S&P Fund Services has awarded 28 multi-sector fund managers with a four-star rating but stopped short of recommending any of the fund managers among the 250 multi-sector funds analysed with the coveted five-star badge. The 2007 multisector report was ...

Cuscal's customers commit for the long term

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2007
Credit Union Services Corporation (Aust) Ltd (Cuscal) has entered into long-term contracts with all its existing customers. All 117 credit unions that had partnered with Cuscal have re-signed contracts out to 2012. John Gilbert, chief executive of Cuscal ...

Super contributions jump 42 pct to $114b

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2007
SimplerSuper has put a rocket underneath total contributions flows with analysts suggesting total inflows could reach $114 billion this year, up a staggering 42 per cent from last year. Ross Clare, director of research for the Association of Super Funds ...

NAB Financial Planning appoints new GM

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2007
NAB has announced Geoff Rogers will take over as general manager of NAB Financial Planning, moving up from head of the retail planning division. Rogers has extensive previous experience at MLC, and headed up wealth management at Bank of New Zealand. ...

Austock MAs to be powered by Financial Simplicity

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
Austock Securities has chosen Financial Simplicity to provide the infrastructure for its managed accounts capabilities. The Financial Simplicity software will be implemented by Austock to power its portfolio management capabilities, including enabling ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
The Australian share market is likely to open marginally higher this morning ahead of a decision today on interest rates by the Reserve Bank of Australia. Today's higher opening is anticipated ahead of a strong day of Wall Stret trade and a fall of ...