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IOOF adds govt guarantee option

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
... product and marketing, said the move created a significant amount of demand for government guaranteed investment options. "In times like these most investors are looking for something that will help them sleep better at night and the Perennial Protected ...

Planners rethink succession model

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
... ipac toolkit is the need to buy out a large shareholder and how a multi-shareholder practice can unlock value at different times as principals progressively retire. The past 12 months have seen the financial planning industry undergo massive changes ...

Securitor combats bad times

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
One of Australia's top ten largest dealer groups, Securitor, is arming itself against poor markets by giving advisers more resources to serve their clients. Securitor, which has around $12 billion in advice and 462 advisers, is not just hammering home ...

Bigger fish to fry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2009
... surplus to a deficit. This is precisely what the surplus is intended for anyway - to provide a stabilizing mechanism in times of trouble. And boy, we are looking at big trouble if the global financial crisis escalates further and for much longer. Back ...

Communication top priority for 2009

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
... Kickstart Roadshow 2009. Some of the issues covered in the roadshow include managing financial planning businesses in tough times, creating opportunity from adversity and succession planning, among others. The roadshow will start in Perth on the 3rd ...

Free cash flow wins mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
Free cash flow is a recipe for strong above benchmark returns amid turbulent times, according to Epoch Investment Partners, which recently won a $173 million mandate from Suncorp. According to Andrew McKinnon, chief executive of Grant Samuel Funds Management ...

AMP Banking taps Cuscal ATM network

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... keep the lid on charges. "Direct charge fees at ATMs are not fixed and some operators may try to hike these fees at various times and locations. The rediATM network will play a key role in providing a genuine competitive alternative to the banks and ...

Gung Hay Fat Choy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... policies it implemented in the past in order to prevent its economy from overheating. It got what it wished for. How many times had the Peoples Central Bank of China (PBOC) raised interest rates in the past to try and slow its economy? It raised its ...

ASIC extends short selling ban till March

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... lifted its ban on 16 January inline with other markets and coincided with a rise in market volatility. ASIC said it needs times to examine these developments and determine the role of short selling and other "predatory practices" and whether those risks ...

AUI trust posts solid returns, holds value

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... "The properties are in the sector that is pretty much recession proof, it's a bit like neighbourhood shopping centres, in times of financial uncertainty, you'll still buy the groceries and you'll still go in for the hip operation," he said. He said the ...