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Aviva removes CGT liability from platform migration

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2006
... change with their age and life circumstances and, as the funds they have invested grow, many people see the need for greater choice and service."

Praemium partners with stockbroking specialist

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2006
... Australia - will help us achieve this and assist in consolidating our position as the portfolio administration service of choice in Australia," said Arthur Naoumidis, Praemium managing director.

Philanthropy takes centre stage: Trust

... has also introduced new legislation that provides even more tax advantages. But she believes clients must be given the choice on what kind of philanthropic structure they think will meet their objective, instead of just directly setting up the most tax-efficient ...

ASIC should adopt dollar-base performance metrics: ISN

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2006
... pockets. Garry Weaven, ISN spokesperson, said that consumers are dealt a lot of information about super funds in the post-choice environment, but knowing how it translates into a take-home advantage is still difficult. ASIC should adopt a dollar-based ...

Compare the pair: Weaven vs Lambert

... Fund Services (IFS) chair, Garry Weaven, and Count Financial chair, Barry Lambert, debated the role of advice in the super choice era. The audience alternately cheered and jeered at the speakers as they fought out the pros and cons of a superannuation ...

Multiple super accounts wasting billions in fees: CHOICE

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2006
... Consumers waste up to $2 billion per year in fees on unnecessary multiple accounts and it's time something was done about it, CHOICE said in watershed report released yesterday. The report by the peak consumer group CHOICE, The Super Secret: how multiple ...

Advisers are like architects: AFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2006
In debates about advice, regulation and meeting consumer needs, the toughest thing has been explaining to consumers what advisers actually do. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), yesterday told the Parliamentary ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006
... at 5,301. Today in the market, retailers Rebel Sport and Harvey Norman hold their annual general meetings as do Mortgage Choice and Mayne Pharma. Trade in Telstra stock is expected to continue to be a market focus today after the telco's instalment receipts ...

ING OneAnswer launches new adviser fee choices

ING has launched OneAnswer Select, a new product option on the OneAnswer platform that offers an easier and less costly alternative for financial planners looking to switch from commissions to a fee-for-service model. ING said that the product fully ...

Super fund fees are dropping: ASIC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2006
... balance of $50,000 and an annual contribution of $5,000. The results show that despite it being only early days since super choice was introduced it may actually be starting to have the impact it was meant to, although ASIC put a range of caveats around ...