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ING DIRECT launches term deposit

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
ING DIRECT has launched a new term deposit product that gives account holders the option to select the maturity date of their term deposit at any time and do it online. "We see this as a simple way of improving an already popular product to better fit ...

Henderson Maxwell launches DIY planning guide

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
Sam Henderson, chief executive and senior financial planner with Henderson Maxwell, has launched a DIY financial planning book designed to reach those who don't have a financial planner and bring more credit to the industry which he said has received ...

Russell fast track after-tax investing

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
Russell Investments has flagged plans to release more products that will appeal to super funds focused on after-tax returns, not pre-tax performance. The Russell After-Tax Australian Shares Fund (for Superannuation Investors) applies both pre- and after-tax ...

Large funds use scale to boost after-tax savings

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
An after-tax optimisation tool available to super funds called 'propagation' is proving too expensive to run in practice and, at current prices, is only cost-effective for multi-billion super funds, research shows. In its paper, Towers Watson studied ...

ACFS names award finalists

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
Aviva Investors, Australian Ethical Investment and Colonial First State are among the fund managers in the running for this year's MFSS 2011 Investment Stewardship Award. The award, hosted by the Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS) and sponsored ...

RBC Dexia bags top rated status

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
RBC Dexia Investor Services earns its fourth consecutive top rated status across four categories in a global survey, with clients praising the custodian's ability to meet their daily and ad hoc requirements. RBC Dexia received 'Top Ratings' in the Europe ...

Investors miss wealth signposts

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
Financial planners and their clients may be missing out on the 'wealth builder' signal, according to one financial planner, who recommends a three-pronged strategy to accumulate wealth. According to HLB Mann Judd wealth management partner Jonathan Philpot ...

Super funds still lag in understanding ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
From trustee duties to properly implementing ESG practices, super funds still have a fair way to go in properly incorporating environmental, social and governance factors in their investments, a new report found. New research by Corporate Analysis ...

Platforms climb back from GFC to $399bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
Platform funds under advice (FUA) climbed 9.5 per cent to $399 billion in the 12 months to end September 2010, confirming they have fully recovered their GFC losses, reveals research just released by Rainmaker. This platform growth broadly matched superannuation's ...

Astarra director faces five years jail, $220k fine

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
The former director of Astarra Asset Management, Shawn Richard, faces a maximum penalty of 5 years imprisonment or a $220,000 fine - or both - and has been banned for life from providing financial services. Richard pleaded guilty to two charges of dishonest ...