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Good wine, good advice

Hunter Valley may be better known as the haven of award-winning wine but it is also a source of award-winning financial advice. Hunter region-based financial planner Jennifer Leslie has received the Financial Planner of the Year Award at the 2007 Hillross ...

Debenture devil in the detail

The high profile failures of debenture issuers such as Westpoint, Fincorp and Bridgecorp have prompted ASIC to release a consultation paper detailing tighter disclosure rules on debenture products. But is more disclosure enough to protect retail investors? ...

MasterSuper puts eggs in high conviction basket

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
MasterSuper has awarded $50 million to BT Financial and $46 million to Alleron Investment Management as high conviction Australian equities mandates. BT Financial has been awarded a $50 million mandate for its high conviction BT Wholesale Focus Australian ...

Boomers care more for environment than super

Baby Boomers, often referred to as the "Me Generation", are actually more concerned with environmental issues than their superannuation, according to a poll by the National Seniors Association (NSA). Covering 500 baby boomers (defined as having been ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2007
The Australian share market continued its climb upwards this morning after stronger base metals prices, and a rise on Wall Street last Friday, gave confidence to local investors. At 1015 AEST, the bluechip S&P/ASX200 Index gained 33.3 points to 6327.1 ...

Economic round-up: Greenspan versus the poet

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2007
While China's Premier Wen Jiabao relies on the economic advice of a poet, America's former Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan, protests he has less influence than he's given credit for with his economic observations. Trying to turn down the heat ...

MFS retires from village portfolio

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2007
MFS Diversified today announced the sale of its retirement village portfolio and shares in Village Life as part of its rationalisation of non-core operations. The sale follows a deal with SCV Group to manage its retirement village portfolio in a 25 ...

Property scheme lands promoters in court

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2007
The promoters of Money For Living, now under administration, have been committed to stand trial on charges relating to $1 million of investor funds. Brothers Stephen O'Neill and Gary O'Neill of Victoria have been committed to stand trial on charges ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2006
The share market is expected to open weaker, after a negative lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0741 AEST, the September share price index contract was down 13 points at 4,958. Today the Reserve Bank of Australia holds its monthly ...

Another corporate super win for ING

The re-energised ING corporate super machine has scored another mandate win, securing the $80 million corporate fund from Titanium minerals producer Iluka Resources. ING won the tender, which includes its super fund and life insurance arrangements ...