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Perpetual partners The Fold to help accountants

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
Perpetual Private has announced a new partnership program for independent accountants. The new program offers accountants the opportunity to "partner with trusted organisations to retain their independence and extend their advisory capabilities," Perpetual ...

Don't take our franking credits: Taxpayers Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... over local retirees who rely on dividend income and the reduced tax from franking credits, according to Taxpayers Australia. TAL head of superannuation and Taxpayers Australia superannuation products & services manager, Reece Agland, said the Tax Discussion ...

BAEP chief executive retires

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
Bennelong Australian Equity Partners has announced chief executive Paul Cuddy's retirement. Cuddy co-founded the boutique manager in July 2008, having previously held roles at Westpac Investment Management, NRMA Investment Management and ING Investment ...

Brightstone to provide model portfolios with NetActuary

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
Advisory and research firm Brightstone Capital Advisors has partnered with actuarial group NetActuary to create model portfolios for retirees. In addition to the portfolios, the partnership will create "analytical tools and strategies" delivered through ...

FSC announces life insurance award winners

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... Award), Suncorp's Elyse Horne (Consumer Innovation Award) and Zurich's Richard Dunkerley ("Big Thinking" Award). Retiring TAL chief executive Jim Minto was also given a Lifetime Achievers Award. Loane commented: "Jim, your leadership and stewardship ...

Trowbridge releases final report

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
The final version of the Trowbridge Review on Retail Life Insurance Advice has been released. Initiated by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), it was designed as an independent review following the Australian ...

VicSuper awards $100 million mandate to AB

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
AllianceBernstein has been awarded a $100 million mandate from VicSuper for its Emerging Consumer strategy. "The Emerging Consumer strategy will diversify our emerging-market equities exposure. We were impressed by the product's uniqueness," said VicSuper ...

Life cover shifting to younger, lower-income households

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... growing in younger, lower-income households and dropping in older, more affluent demographic groups. This is the conclusion of TAL's 2015 Australian Financial Protection Index, based on an online survey of 1,266 Australians conducted by Galaxy Research. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street mostly rose as gains in consumer shares helped boost benchmarks back near records. At 0813 AEDT on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was down two points at 5,955. In ...

'Brexit' betting booths now taking bets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
Call it what you will -- 'patient panic' or 'patient party' - the fact is all and sundry dropped what they were doing to hear (or not hear), read (or not read) the word 'patient' from the Fed. It's there no more... with "not impatient" taking over its ...