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FPA signs 10 to PI service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has signed 10 members to its professional indemnity service, Pro PI. The FPA selected Jardine Lloyd Thomson (JLT) to launch the Pro PI service in June. The deal meant JLT became the FPA's key broker and would ...

OzForex clients gain margin trading

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
OzForex clients will now get access to margin trading facilities via an arrangement between the online foreign exchange service and CFD provider, CMC Markets. OzForex signed the deal today, which will allow users access to CMC Markets services via the ...

Record fall in super fees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
The average fee charged by super funds fell to 1.36 per cent, the first fall recorded in three years, according to the latest Rainmaker fee survey that reviewed 502 workplace, personal and retirement not-for-profit funds and master trusts. Andrew Keevers ...

Challenger and AXA sign up to Liquidnet

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
Challenger Financial Services Group and AXA Rosenberg Investment Management (Japan) joins the growing band of fund managers that have signed up to trading platform Liquidnet. David Klinger, Liquidnet Asia managing director, said the demand from Asia ...

IAG and NRMA outsources super admin

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
IAG and NRMA Superannuation Plan have signed up as new clients to Mercer's superannuation outsourcing business. Under the five year deal, Mercer will provide both funds with superannuation administration, helpline and online services. Troy Maguire ...

US and Aus open equities borders

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
Local investors are set to benefit from a new agreement between US and Australian regulators that may allow brokers from both regions to only comply with their home country regulation when trading Australian or US equities. The groundbreaking deal could ...

Credit investors put bond issuers on notice

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
The general manager finance and tax at Wesfarmers, Luigi Mottolini, spent a good part of May and June leading a roadshow to meet with local credit investors. The aim of the meetings was to repair relations with bond portfolio managers and analysts who ...

HSBC contracts Allianz for insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
HSBC Bank Australia is partnering with Allianz Australia to provide general insurance products under the HSBC brand to the Australian market. HSBC previously provided insurance to the Australian market using a number of insurers. The bank's move to ...

Econocrats pour cold water on mortgage agency

The Australian government's two key economic agencies yesterday reiterated their view that the market for mortgage-backed securities would recover, and that there was no case for any form of government-sponsored mortgage funding agency. In his opening ...

Govt revises temporary res super bill

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
The federal government's revised temporary resident superannuation proposal cuts employer compliance costs and allows overseas workers' super savings to grow while they remain in Australia. The revised law means employers will be able to make superannuation ...