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Cut PDS to less than 20 pages: study

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
Research commissioned by the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has revealed that superannuation product disclosure statements (PDS) under 20 pages long are the most effective way to present information to investors. The research conducted ...

Retail spending is not slowing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
The economy continues to send mixed signals with the latest retail trade figures showing that despite confidence falling and concerns over credit rising we are yet to slow down our spending. According to the ABS, the trend estimate of retail turnover ...

AXA North open for non-super savings

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
AXA Australia has launched North Investments, a capital guaranteed product that can be used for non-super or ordinary money investments. North Investment follows the launch of North Personal Superannuation and Pension product in November last year. ...

Trust on track after revamp

This year marks a new chapter at Trust after it divested its stake in a BNY joint venture, restructured its financial advice arm and adopted a new investment model for its $550 million philanthropy arm. The group has today reported its full year results ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher this morning following gains on Wall Street and stronger base metals prices on Friday. At 0722 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was 90 points higher at 5,694. Today ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher this morning after US stocks gained on Friday on better than expected profit results from Caterpillar and Google, and from Citigroup. At 0757 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share ...

Baby boomers rethink retirement strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
The doom and gloom of global financial markets has forced more than three quarters of baby boomers to consider changing investment strategies to boost their retirement savings, according to a Commonwealth Bank survey. The survey found almost half of ...

WHK on buying spree

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
Listed financial services firm WHK Group has snapped up an additional five companies in its latest attempt to expand its operations across Australia. Earlier this week, WHK confirmed it had purchase three accounting firms and two finance broking businesses ...

CSRF puts faith in the ballot box

The upcoming Member Director election of the Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (CSRF) drew eight nominations this year, including one from a retiree with no previous trust directorship experience. CSRF is a rarity in the super fund sector ...

Tax offsets for fin advice

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
The Federal Government should be prepared to provide tax offsets of up to two thirds of the cost of financial advice if they are serious about increasing Australians' access to these services, according to Mercer Wealth Solutions. Mercer's financial ...