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Austerity's political pay-off

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... however, is not positive on the likelihood of this, predicting politicians will continue to make the least politically painful choice at each given point in time. The long-term result will be a permanent shift away from the traditional capital asset ...

Mortgage Choice to launch planning business

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
Mortgage Choice will launch its own financial planning business during the next financial year as part of its own diversification strategy. Currently a large independently-operated mortgage broker, Mortgage Choice Limited, announced during its interim ...

Beware the traps in aged care advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... which involve lifestyle as well as financial considerations. For example, paying a higher bond may give a person a better choice of aged care facilities. "One thing advisers need to be careful about is whether their clients are going into aged care or ...

Conflict of interest still key issue: ASIC shadow shop

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... actual conflict of interest to the way they were remunerated. Other speakers included Jenni Mack, chair of consumer group CHOICE, who touched on the cost and benefits of the proposed FOFA reforms. Mack maintained the figures being bandied about by industry ...

Asteron Life launches adviser friendly package

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... business for growth in a challenging industry, and make protecting their clients' financial security an easy partnering choice." The Asteron Life Complete product replaces Asteron Life's Lifeguard series on 5 March.

Pricing competition risks net returns from MySuper: FSC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... capital requirement of just $5 million, there will be many smaller fund which, when they review their risks, will have no choice but to hold more capital to reach a level closer to the 25 basis points of FUM APRA expects licensees to hold as their target ...

GM shuts down DB fund

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... that is operated by Fidelity. The 401(k) plan offers health care, life insurance, disability protection and investment choice. Justifying the move that will occur in October this year, Cindy Brinkley, GM's vice president of global human resources, told ...

Smart investors buy productive assets: Buffett

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... explained Buffett. It's why Berkshire's goal is still to own first-class businesses, as much of them as possible. "Our first choice will be to own them in their entirety -- but we will also be owners by way of holding sizable amounts of marketable stocks," ...

Bankruptcy could be bliss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... the sacking of around 15,000 state jobs - to get its fiscal finances back to some semblance of order. It simply had no choice. But no dice sugar and spice. It's still not good enough! "The Greek offer is not sufficient and they have to go away to come ...

ipac Securities-owned firm expands with two acquisitions

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
ipac securities-owned firm, TFS Financial Planning, has acquired two QLD financial planning firms in Atherton and Townsville as part of its QLD-expansion plans. Townsville firm, Financially Yours, has $86 million in funds under advice (FUA) while Magnitude ...