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Tiger year ushers investors to China

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
... end the year on a high, according to the 16th CLSA Feng Shui Index. Typical of Tiger-years however, investors should prepare for dramatic changes and even an impulsive and risky year ahead. "Those trading equities should get set to ride the wild tiger. ...

NZ Super appoints Elementum Advisors

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
... population means the cost of providing New Zealand superannuation is expected to double over the next 50 years. To prepare for this, the Government has made contributions to the fund while the cost of superannuation is relatively low. The fund will invest ...

Advisers prepare for spike in insurance sales

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2009
Around one third of advisers who use CommInsure and Zurich as their primary risk provider expect their level of business with these firms to increase by more than 20 per cent next year, new research shows. CoreData research also indicates one in five ...

Drop commissions or get off APL: AMP

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009
... be on the list," said Helmich. "We've gone to the fund managers now because we want to give them plenty of time to prepare for next year." Similar to the Financial Planning Association of Australia's (FPA) stance, the no-commission approach does not ...

ANZ recruits retirement specialists

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
... recruited and trained an army of employees to fill a new role; retirement banking specialist, to assist customers prepare for retirement. A retirement banking specialist, while trained to highlight what's available to the bank's customers, do not have ...

Praemium signs on Succession

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2009
... consolidation and capital creation for professional IFA firms in the UK. The firm specialises in helping IFA businesses prepare for the forthcoming new regulation and realise their capital value by transitioning businesses to a best practice model based ...

PM Capital readies for recovery

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... equity analyst. Chris Donohoe, chief executive at PM Capital, said the fund manager is ramping up its operations to prepare for the next phase in the local equity market. "We have built up strong cash levels during times of healthy markets enabling us ...

Planners prepare for retirement shock

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
For all the debate on adviser fees, the future of planners might actually hinge on their soft skills and how well they serve the most influential generation of our time - the baby boomers - predicts a planning expert. Paul McKeon, founder of a business ...

Subsidise financial advice: Shiller

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... how the world can recover from the financial crisis and what are the short-term and long-term solutions to better prepare for the next bubble. One of his key recommendations was to introduce subsidised financial advice explaining that if the government ...

China syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
... let us hope that the consumer of last resort succeeds -- and soon -- so it could continue to consume. If it fails, prepare for an Australian recession.