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Super heavyweights reach out to younger members

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) hosted a roundtable for superannuation heavyweights yesterday as it prepares for its sponsorship of Youth Week in April, aimed at engaging younger Australians and their super. Held yesterday, the forum involved representatives ...

Macquarie Funds remove performance fee

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... infrastructure. "As most funds reviewed by Lonsec are 'benchmark unaware' many global benchmarks may not provide a meaningful insight into relative performance," said Coutts.

ANZ invests more in BoT

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... a new business referrals framework to ensure customers have access to our combined capabilities, expertise and market insight," said Alex Thursby, ANZ CEO Asia Pacific, Europe and America. Shares will be issued at RMB5.20 per share, valuing BoT at A$2.3 ...

Faster and easier insurance: Asteron

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
Asteron has axed mandatory personal medical attendant's reports (PMARs) for all types of cover across all products, making insurance easier to access for advisers and clients. Asteron has also increased non-medical and financial underwriting requirements ...

Advisers of tomorrow are 'choice architects'

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
... transparent about what they charge but also on how much work they do for their clients. Information is not enough either because insight into how to respond to data is more valuable. In a separate session, Louise Biti, director of the Strategy Steps ...

Dollar rise to boost planner wages

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
Financial planners could enjoy the double whammy of higher wages and a larger client base due to the rising Australian dollar, a new survey shows. Paul Barbaro, executive general manager of Alliance Recruitment, said employers are "meeting wage demands ...

Researchers cast eyes on ETFs

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... behind that there is a complex operating process which is invisible to the lay observer, and that what's we provide an insight to," Hoven said. S&P said that will consider such factors as fees and costs, tax efficiency, incremental revenue generation ...

Investec appoints new head of sales

NEWS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... "Justin is a first class sales professional, well respected by clients and peers. We are pleased to add his experience and insight to our growing team," Samuelson said.

S&P and ASX launch Aussie "fear index"

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... "More specifically, because the S&P/ASX 200 VIX is a forward looking volatility measure, observers of the index will have insight into the degree of uncertainty among investors and their expectations regarding the magnitude of future movements in the ...

Super segmentation comes of age

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010
Age is nothing but a number, even in super, with one researcher ambitiously setting up a new template to segment fund members beyond the usual Gen X, Gen Y and Baby Boomer divide. The 2010 Ultimate Superannuation Marketing Metrics study, conducted by ...