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AMP launches SMA platform

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
... administrator for administrative functions and better transparency. The Personalised Portfolio service will initially offer a choice of 20 equity models and 60 supporting managed funds, with the investment menu expected to expand over time. Hillross ...

2020 Summit push for life long accounts

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
The wealth management industry may have been left off the 2020 Summit's guest list but that doesn't mean we were left out of the Summit's final report. The initial report outlining the summit's outcomes contains two key recommendations that could have ...

Securitor academy in the works

MICHAEL HOBBS REPORTING FROM THE CONFERENCE IN NEW ZEALAND  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2008
... provide its practices with the Adviser Education Assessment program, an online self-assessment tool. The online multiple choice review program covers self-managed superannuation, life insurance and managed investments and is designed to identify where ...

Margin lending collapses risk regulatory over-reach

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
... Stevens said rising affluence has caused people to choose these higher mortgages. "That is not stress, per se; that is a choice that has been made." If consumers are taking these decisions voluntarily then the economic policy question is to what extent ...

WHK on buying spree

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
... Kevin White. These acquisitions are the latest testimony to the group's ongoing buying streak, which includes a Mortgage Choice franchise buy in February this year.

Bad markets, good advice

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... providing quality advice during good times or bad should be a consistent practice, particularly around tax, gearing and the choice to use capital protected products. "A strategy based around these three key areas is likely to differentiate an adviser's ...

Women-friendly finance tips launched

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
A federal government survey found women are more interested in financial literacy than men, prompting the government to develop an education series tailored to their specific needs. The Financial Literacy - Women understanding money survey found 70 ...

Property before super: IPSOS

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
Despite all the government and industry initiatives to encourage Australians to save money through their super, new research shows many name property as their preferred retirement savings plan. Speaking at a CMFS conference in Brisbane yesterday, research ...

Choice system to cost $90m: CitiStreet

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
The cost of processing contributions associated with Australia's Choice of Fund system is around $20 to $30 million per year, and could reach $90 million by 2012, according to CitiStreet. The global retirement plan administrator revealed the findings ...

SecuritEase on the defense after Tricom fallout

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
... implementation in the originally agreed time frame was not practical from a risk point of view, and that they really had no choice but to re-sign with GBST," he said. However, GBST has flatly denied SecuritEase' statements, labelling Tonkin's claims ...