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Mortgage funds redux

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
Are mortgage funds still relevant to the financial planning community after last year's "perfect storm" that threatened to wipe out the entire mortgage funds industry? The answer is yes, but some rules have to change. Roy Prasad, head of mortgages at ...

CMC continues broking push

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
CFD provider CMC Markets ploughs more resources into its stockbroking arm as ongoing consolidation and tighter capital adequacy rules imposed on smaller brokers open up more opportunities in the sector. Traditionally catering for Contracts for Difference ...

Unions attack retirement age change

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
Just as leading Unions have stepped up their battle against lifting the retirement age, the government has been forced to dismiss their claims for special rules for manual workers labelling them unfair. The Australian newspaper today reported that the ...

Nooo Commission strips trailing fees off home loans

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
New home buyers could save as much as $50,000 in home loan costs under a new product by NSW-based Nooo Commission Group, which yesterday launched a "flat fee" home loan - stripping away upfront commissions and trailing fees typically embedded in traditional ...

Planners face higher PI fees

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) dispute resolution scheme overhaul means financial planners may be forced to pay higher professional indemnity premiums and their clients could face higher fees. The new rules mean that from ...

Super escapes budget knives

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
Generally positive reactions by wealth managers to the second Rudd-Swan federal budget indicate the industry increasingly knows its place in the political landscape. Driving the mooted reaction is how kind the Treasurer Wayne Swan was to the superannuation ...

TRIS creates confusion: Partners

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
The introduction of Transition to Retirement Income Streams (TRIS) created more "early access" traps, according to Partners Superannuation Services. The implementation of tax-free benefits means those over 60 years of age and withdrawing a pension no ...

What-if scenarios bring Budget blues

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
New restrictions to existing superannuation and tax concessions could help the Government slash the predicted budget deficit in the next few years but this could come at a higher cost to superannuants and taxpayers in the long term, industry experts ...

ING upgrades OneCare

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
ING Australia has changed the 90-day waiting period rules for trauma insurance, upgraded the cover for male specific cancer and enhanced OneCare Express e-application. Announced yesterday, ING Australia head of marketing and retail products for life ...

Finance job market to recover by 2010

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
... 8 per cent next year. Following the IMF's gloomy forecasts for the global economy, Treasury Wayne Swan last week did not rule out the possibility of Australian unemployment figures hitting double digits in the midst of the global recession