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Aust Scholarships Group waves goodbye to founder

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2006
Harry Tyler, chairman and co-founder of the Australian Scholarships Group (ASG) Friendly Society, has announced his retirement after working with the organisation for 32 years. ASG specialises in helping parents save for their children's education by ...

Education drives choice: Plum

MLC-owned Plum Financial Services has succeeded where most super funds have failed, spurring more than three-quarters of its 110,000-strong members to exercise choice. The Melbourne-based company is a corporate superannuation specialist with a twist. ...

Challenger number one for annuities: Plan For Life

Challenger has taken out the top annuities provider award for 2005, presented by Plan For Life at their first annual annuity provider award ceremony, held last night. Challenger's general manager of wealth distribution, David Asplin, said the gold medal ...

Super splitting could save $21,000 in tax: AMP

As it prepares to undertake a large scale super splitting education campaign for its planners, AMP claimed that taking full advantage of the new rules could save couples up to $21,000 in tax. On the back of an extensive adviser education program for ...

Full steam ahead for reverse mortgages

A growing number of companies are providing reverse mortgage products and the more providers there are the better for consumers, said the industry's peak body SEQUAL. This month, both ABN Amro and Mariner Financial Services released their reverse mortgage ...

BNB and ABN Amro join forces to tackle infrastructure

Babcock and Brown (BNB) has expressed its interest to enter into a joint venture with ABN Amro to initiate new infrastructure projects as well as complete existing ones currently in progress. In anticipation of the new partnership being established ...

AMP to assist employers prepare for Choice

AMP is about to roll out a series of seminars across the nation to help inform employers about their obligations in the new choice of superannuation fund environment. The financial services company wants to ensure employers approach the new regime properly ...

Care Super recruits seven in run up to choice

Care Super has concluded an extensive round of appointments adding seven new business and client development staffers in the past three months. According to Care the addition of the new staff, in business development and client partnership manager roles ...

7.5% of super assets likely to move due to choice

A report released by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has estimated 7.5 per cent of superannuation assets are set to move after the introduction of the choice of fund legislation. The report, called 'Implications of choice ...

FPA reveals details of CFP certification changes

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has released details of changes it will make to its Certified Financial Planner (CFP) certification but has also recognised other qualifications with a number of exemptions. From 1 July 2005 all candidates will ...