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Minimum balance dropped for BOC Super

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
... level will give more former BOC employees the opportunity remain a part of BOC Super, said the fund. "Many people choose to stay with BOC Super as it provides a low cost and trusted environment for their superannuation savings," said Allan Murphy, BOC's ...

Loaded one-way bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
Final inning. Yes folks, this is the month's last inning. Will the end days of July mark the seventh moon of 2009 as the return of the bulls? Or will it mark when the bears built up the courage to mount a comeback? Normally I would have said, it doesn't ...

Aviva insurance in super business jumps 12pc

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
... from around 3 per cent in 2007 to 14.8 per cent at the end of May this year. "Clients have become savvier about how they stay protected in times of economic uncertainty and this trend is supported by our figures which show an increase in life insurance ...

Financial planning is key: Westpac

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... stretching over 200 years," she said. It's because of this service focus and Westpac's multi-brand strategy that made customers stay, after the bank's merger with St.George. "Usually you allow for a five per cent attrition rate for customers and our ...

Macq Private Wealth seeks advisers and alliances

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... weightings should be rebalanced with equities. "Our focus during the past 12 months of challenging market activity has been to stay close to our clients," said Peter Coleman, head of Macquarie Private Wealth. "At the current time, many of our clients ...

Best laid plan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... financial system when it is due. When is it due? Not for a while yet. The fed funds rate - currently at near zero per cent - will stay at that level for an extended period. This is because while financial markets are growing uneasy about the expansive ...

Microsoft battles Google Docs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... of its boxed software, the ubiquitous Microsoft Office. Asian, Indian and African financial services firms have managed to stay on top of their admin-based data, despite not being able to afford Microsoft Office, after Google launched Google Docs - a ...

RBNZ could go zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
... expects the economy to grow in the final three months of this year. However, his statement that the RBNZ cash rate target could stay at record lows until late next year betrayed this optimism. It appears that the RBNZ is now paying the price for its ...

ASIC lifts restrictions on intra-fund advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
... scenarios within a superannuation fund," she said. Some super funds might even give short term advice that encourages members to stay where they are. "When the markets turn or their circumstances change, no one will be there to adjust or update the advice ...

Ambassador gains $2.5bn

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
... distribution to join the boutique firm. That and the fact that Darke is due to retire at the end of the year, although he will stay with the firm as chair albeit relinquishing his day-to-day responsibilities. Darke said they are looking to represent ...