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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as the recent positive momentum is washed away by a combination of weaker offshore equity markets and a poor performance from commodities. However, annual general meeting season is stepping up a ...

MFS to distribute funds through golf clubs

MFS intends to use its association with the golf industry to launch an investment fund aimed at golf club members. The fund, to be known as the AGU Enhanced Income Fund, will be created in cooperation with the Australian Golf Union (AGU). MFS expects ...

FPA releases Good Advice guide

... going to a financial planner but did not know what to expect or how it would benefit them. "Financial planners can help you plan for retirement by increasing superannuation, minimising tax and utilising social security entitlements; or advise a young ...

ASIC gets active against small companies

Financial services watchdog ASIC has ramped up regulatory actions against people misleading creditors and consumers. ASIC has announced that it has successfully prosecuted 109 company officers and imposed more than $221,000 in fines and costs in the ...

CENTRIC Wealth formed as boutique dealers merge

Berkley Group and Centrestone Wealth Advisers (Centrestone) have merged to form CENTRIC Wealth. The company, launched by Chairman Lucy Turnbull, is an attempt to champion independence against what Turnbull says is a 'tide' of institutional ownership ...

Consumers say plain English please

Research reveals that most super fund members don't want 'more products' or 'extra features' but instead just want more 'plain English'. The research - due for release later this month - was sponsored by three of Australia's largest industry funds REST ...

Chant West and van Eyk in alliance

Chant West and van Eyk have formed a distribution alliance to offer superannuation research to financial planners and dealer groups. The deal will see Chant West will use van Eyk's iRate research tool to advertise their super research products. Van ...

Twin strategy needed to boost super savings: ABA

The Australian Bankers Association (ABA) has called for a twin strategy to boost retirement savings in Australia. In its presentation to a Parliamentary Committee investigating how we can boost superannuation savings among gen-X and Y, the ABA has said ...

Members staying put: Mercer

A new Mercer survey shows almost half of all members surveyed want to stay put in their current fund despite super choice. Mercer's September Super Switch Index showed that member loyalty remains very strong with 47 per cent of members 'unlikely to ...

Perpetual overhauls Select Investment international

Signalling a shift in their investment strategy, Perpetual Private Clients has moved towards a more boutique multi-manager line up for the international equities component of their 'Select Investment Funds'. The new panel will be introduced to Perpetual's ...