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The liquidity trade-off

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
... prominently in the next generation of super fund investment options and with that comes problems with balancing member choice with the right liquidity policy. Bruce Garratt, intermediary relationships director at AllianceBernstein Australia, said future ...

Merger creates 18,500 adviser force

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
... combined resources and global platform at our disposal, we believe Morgan Stanley Smith Barney will become the employer of choice for other leading financial advisors around the world."

Hillross selects Macq platform

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... director at Hillross, said the additional platform would provide the group's advisers with greater flexibility and more choice. Hillross has around 300 financial advisers spread across more than 110 practices.

Raise SG to 15 pc: report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
... scheme. David Anderson, Asia Pacific business leader at Mercer's Outsourcing division, said the SG system should provide more choice, flexibility and support than is being proposed by the Henry Tax Review. "We are all living longer - having a framework ...

Nooo Commission strips trailing fees off home loans

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
... months to reach this initial launch," he said in a press statement. Taggart said it is all about providing consumers the choice on how they want to be charged to access a home loan. As with any products, it is not just about the fees at the outset but ...

Planners face higher PI fees

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... on the ability to meet compensation claims through PI insurance," said Bloch. Elissa Freeman, senior policy officer at CHOICE, welcomed the changes. She said that the fact more consumers will be able to access the scheme overrides any concerns of the ...

Regnan to appoint new ESG research manager

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... sad to see Nathan move on but our loss is the IGCC's gain. Climate change is a major ESG challenge and Nathan is a great choice to lead IGCC's work," said Erik Mather, Regnan's managing director. He said that the group is in the process of seeking a ...

CBA launches capital protection funds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
... Commonwealth Bank of Australia has launched a new capital-protected investment, Capital Series Compass, which offers investors a choice of two investment themes - an Australian share market or Australian/Hong Kong blend. The Capital Series Compass offers ...

Australian Ethical sponsors art prize

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
... Australian Ethical trust. Another prize of $500, which will also be invested in a similar trust, will be awarded to the People's Choice winner. The artists' works will be exhibited from the first to the 14 of June at Tap Gallery in Darlinghurst and the ...

SIPPs back their expertise

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
A UK based Barclays Stockbroking survey has found nearly nine out of 10 self invested personal pensioners (SIPP) believe they can outperform a professional pension fund manager. The survey found 89 per cent of SIPP investors opened a SIPP account because ...