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Fund call centres the weakest link

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
Super funds call centres have proven to be the weakest link in a fund's marketing mix, new research shows. Despite being the main hub of communication between a fund and its members, call centres are far measuring their performance customer satisfaction ...

eWrap veteran unveils free planning tool

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... backed by a number of senior wealth management executives including former ING Australia executive director of sales and marketing, Dan Powell and former Asgard head of technology solutions, Peter Yin. The website allows financial planners to log on ...

UBS faces multi-billion lawsuit

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... lawsuit filed by the New York State Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo's lawsuit charges UBS with falsely selling and marketing auction rate securities as safe, highly liquid and cash-equivalent securities. UBS came under fire when the attorney general ...

Tax free pension not without trade-offs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... according to a financial planning expert. Rudy Haddad, ING Australia national manager of technical services, sales and marketing, said a popular strategy for super members reaching age 60 is to move to a tax free pension payment phase and shifting savings ...

Contribs tax for women under review

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... recognises that women are disadvantaged by the current superannuation system," said Kate Andrews, executive manager in marketing strategy at HESTA, a $13 billion super fund where women make up 83 per cent of the membership base. "For example, if women ...

Great Southern shrinks as sales drop

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... the fund manager's operations for the business to remain buoyant. Ikin said jobs will be axed in the firm's sales and marketing department, and rental, facility and overhead expenses will also be slashed. "We would look at every single area of cost... ...

BOQ writes off franchise loans

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... performance include the weak state of demand for credit in Sydney; declining property prices in many areas; and a lack of marketing support for a little-known brand. Franchise owners also complained about the cost of fit-outs, with work often undertaken ...

Aust and HK strengthen retail ties

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
... ties and co-operation between the SFC and ASIC," said Tony D'Aloisio, ASIC Chairman. "Not only does it present exciting marketing opportunities for our respective funds management industry seeking investment flows from the counterpart jurisdiction, it ...

Term deposits competition heats up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... asset to provide investors a safe haven from the storm in the markets," said Nick Everingham, IOOF head of product and marketing. The IOOF term deposit also allows investors to redeem their investment prior to maturity, but it is subject to a reduced ...

ING Aus appoints two senior Life Risk execs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
ING Australia has appointed a new head of product and marketing and head of strategy in Life Risk. Gerard Kerr, formerly head of claims at Asteron will be joining the group as head of product and marketing. He was most recently the chair of IFSA's working ...