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Instos hold the ace in direct property

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
Institutional investors are gaining the upper hand in securing the best direct property deals as the "government guarantee" chokes retail fund inflows into the $60 billion direct property market. Nearly half of 100 direct property fund managers said ...

FPA recommends fee-for-service advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
In a day that marks a new chapter in the financial services sector, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) has recommended to the government that the standard remuneration model for advice should be fee-for-service, citing that the "commission-based ...

AFA supports PIS strategy

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has thrown its support behind Professional Investment Services' (PIS) strategy to go head to head against the industry fund anti-commission advertising campaigns. Richard Klipin, chief executive at the AFA ...

Smaller funds lack risk reserves

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
A Mercer survey has revealed smaller super funds are less likely to have appropriate levels of operational risk reserves than larger funds, a survey found. An operational risk reserve is created by the super fund to provide immediate access to funds ...

AustSafe Super licensed for advice

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
The $1 billion AustSafe Super is ramping up its presence in the planning community following the licensing of its regional managers to provide financial advice. AustSafe Super, the industry fund for rural and regional Australia, last week added to its ...

Rated AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
You've been warned, Australia! Standard & Poor's and Moody's threatened Australia with a downgrade in its sovereign risk rating if the National Budget remains in deficit over the medium term. My, oh my, I am so scared. And so we all should be. Because ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks gained overnight as financials gained on a strong profit result from PNC Financial Services. Gold miners are likely to gain after the price of the precious metal increased. At 0739 ...

...and targets SMSF market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
AMP is moving into the burgeoning self managed super fund (SMSF) market by launching the firm's Ascend SMSF product. Paul Sainsbury, director of product manufacturing at AMP, said the product allows trustees to have complete control over their fund ...

AMP moves into direct super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
AMP Financial Services is launching a simple, low cost, no commission online superannuation fund, Flexible Lifetime Super Easy, designed to appeal to Gen X and Y. This move by AMP follows a trend by Virgin Superannuation, Max Super and the popular BT ...

Defensive model portfolios in vogue

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
Advisers are increasingly turning to model portfolios as the backbone of their research in the construction of defensive investment strategies, said an industry expert. Paul O'Connor, director of fund services at Standard & Poor's, said the firm is ...