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HUB24 wins Sentry mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... complement Sentry's other badged platform products and provide the dealer group's planners with access to a wide range of choice options. Hills is confident that Sentry advisers will support and use the new HUB24 UMA facility to boost their marketplace ...

Instos target affordable housing

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
Industry funds are eyeing affordable rental housing as the next property hot spot, as some institutions express interest in awarding mandates to Affordable Housing Australia, said managing director Michael Kerans. Kerans has been in talks with several ...

Government annuities proposal draws industry fire

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... others. "Annuities make sense to some people but not to all," said Robertson, who said Australians should be given the choice to select the type of longevity product that suits their needs - and not be limited to just annuity offerings.

New website for Macquarie advisers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
... products. "This improvement on our website is in line with our aim to provide advisers with a high level of integration, choice, innovation and service," he said. The technology used to build the portal is new, and provides Macquarie with better reporting ...

RaboPlus adds Russell funds

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
... platform. Tim Hewson, investments manager at RaboPlus, said the fund manager's multi-manager suite provides investors with more choice. "For customers who have trouble selecting suitable fund managers, funds and the right mix, these funds offer an ideal ...

Make a pledge to grow your super

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
... targets these," said Sullivan. The six areas targeted by the fund are consolidation, lost super, tax file numbers, investment choice, co-contribution and setting up a "SuperSite" account online. The magazine campaign is segmented into three strategies ...

Risk commission debate heats up

RUTH LIEW AND ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
... provide it for them - and that's where the retail market comes in. "The AFA's position on all remuneration has been one of choice irrespective of the product sold," he said. "It is up to the consumer and their adviser to determine how they operate together," ...

Analyse this

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
... holdings. "A lot of 130/30 strategies that [local] instos invested in have disappointed. Our 130/30 product is about giving choice in the market with a fund that is an extension of a research product that's consistently outperformed its benchmark," said ...

CSSA defends advice role in super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... represents providers of corporate super fund advisory services, is calling on the Cooper Review not to adopt the proposed choice architecture. Nick Economidis, chair of CSSA, said the choice architecture is flawed and could lead to more Australians disengaging ...

Praemium targets new SMA service

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
Praemium is looking to "rebrand" its V-Wrap service in the coming months with improved services, and working on a separately managed account offering that gives investors exposure to asset classes outside equities. Speaking at the Praemium Business ...