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S.O.S

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
"So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me S. O. S. The love you gave me, nothing else can save me S. O. S. When you're gone How can I even try to go on? When you're gone Though I try how can I carry on?" - ABBA Now you believe me? The US bond ...

Coaching tips invigorate adviser roadshow

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
Financial advisers were treated to a magical list, staff empowerment and "I've got the cookie" in a memorable coaching session on how to build an award-winning business at the Association of Financial Advisers national roadshow in Sydney today. Steve ...

LGS earns sustainability award

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... responsible investment. "Although the award highlights the sound practices that underpin our responsible investment strategy, we feel that it's important to keep working on the development of systems and processes to identify, monitor and address ESG ...

Advisers expect profits to climb 10pc despite FOFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... show that while there is a lot of talk about regulatory changes and challenges for the industry, working advisers actually feel very strong about the future. In fact, they believe that the industry will get bigger," said Fiona Mackenzie, Macquarie Practice ...

Advisers demand platform opt-in support

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... fairly representative of the industry with 14.8% of the adviser respondents with their own AFSL. What's more, 55% of advisers feel limited in their choice of platforms and of these, 36% would like access to other platforms in the market "The reforms ...

Bigger super funds may not be cheaper for members

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... with a larger fund. He also said smaller funds can often attract the best talent as highly-skilled professionals want to feel they can make a difference and be in control of their own destiny. At massive organisations their skills can be watered down ...

Cost of living outpacing retirement incomes

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
Retirement incomes need to grow by $600 per year to comfortably keep pace with rising costs of living, new figures have confirmed. Costs climbed by 1.3% in the March quarter this year from the December quarter 2010, according to the Association of Super ...

VicSuper upgrades with AXA insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
VicSuper has upgraded its insurance agreement with AXA Australia, building more group insurance and income protection into the offering for the super fund's 250,000 members. The new agreement between VicSuper and AXA will see the fund's members receive ...

Boing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... certainly not walking away now that the sun begins to shine, the sky turns blue and the heavens smile. And why wouldn't investors feel like the heavens had given them the nod to "make their day"? That nagging, niggling bugbear of America's economy - ...

MLC names three AXA converts

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... as possible at this time," Nunn said in an email sent to MLC advisers. "We have great respect for the AXA advice model and feel that there are many similarities with our own licensees. Consequently, there are many very fine AXA practices that would fit ...