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The Trust Co recommends Perpetual merger

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... growth opportunity and further progresses Perpetual's vision of becoming Australia's largest independent wealth manager of choice," Perpetual chairman Peter Scott said. The transaction remains subject to a number of conditions, which will be detailed ...

Confusion reigns over financial literacy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... across the developed world is not leading to better investment outcomes. Government and regulators, however, have little choice but to continue to develop their financial literacy programs because the alternative is even worse especially for low income ...

Macquarie launches fund for significant investor visa migrants

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... Australia the freedom to invest in a fund based on their preferred level of risk and potential return, while providing choice, flexibility and the expertise of one of Australia's leading global financial institutions," MSI head Peter van der Westhuyzen ...

Govt could handcuff SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
The government may have to force self-managed super fund (SMSF) members to undertake mandatory advice or outsource their investment strategy back to professionals to cover off a risk of it facing unexpected pension liabilities. That is the view expressed ...

Perpetual to acquire The Trust Company

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... growth opportunity and further progresses Perpetual's vision of becoming Australia's largest independent wealth manager of choice," Perpetual chairman Peter Scott said. "Like Perpetual, The Trust Company has a longstanding history of acting as a fiduciary ...

Mortgage Choice teams up with Allianz to provide insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
Mortgage Choice has partnered with Allianz as part of its transition towards becoming a broader financial services business and will provide general insurance. Mortgage Choice goal is to broaden its customer proposition by providing financial services ...

CommInsure improves coverage for RBF members

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... members of RBF's defined contribution scheme, the RBF Tasmanian Accumulation Scheme. The product upgrade provides greater choice to members and will assist in ensuring adequate levels of insurance within superannuation accounts, CommInsure general manager ...

PIF Action Group questions ASIC decision on Wellington

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... the meeting," Grenadier said. The group's president said that hiring actors helped Wellington to elect its chairperson of choice, Wellington managing director Jenny Hutson. "It seriously makes me question if the rest of the ASIC investigation was up ...

APX given green light

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... investors, including superannuation funds," said Shorten. "The APX market will provide Australian investors with greater choice when making the decision to invest and in what products," said Ripoll. APX chairman Ray Schoer welcomed the news. "These approvals ...

ASIC appoints deputy chairman

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... worked in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Kell has also been chief executive of consumer group CHOICE. The Government also announced that Cathie Armour will be full-time commissioner of ASIC for a four-year period from 3 June ...