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Super adviser loses license after ASIC super switching survey

... compliance after it reviewed the group as part of its 'super switching' campaign, conducted in the months before super choice was introduced back in July 2005. Among other things, ASIC discovered that the group's director, Barbara Cavanough, gave several ...

Lonsec, Rainmaker in software distribution deal

Lonsec Research has announced a deal with Rainmaker Information that will see it incorporate Rainmaker's web-based MarketPlace information platform into Lonsec's online financial planner research service. Steve Newnham, national marketing and distribution ...

ING pushes harder into SME market

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2006
... Super product largely centred around lower fees. On the back of an AC Nielson survey that revealed that ING was the first choice in the master trust space for people wanting to change super and was also ranked first for customer satisfaction for service ...

Quadrant gets ready as baby boomers cash in super

... their member numbers are growing. "We've certainly built up our membership nicely since our December launch but also since choice of fund," he said. Quadrant joins a growing list of super funds that have gone public offer since Super Choice, which allows ...

Challenger scores well thanks to QIC

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
... Corporation's (QIC) well regarded investment process. The three funds to receive S&P's four star ranking were the Custom Choice Australian Share Portfolio, the Custom Choice Diversified Fixed Interest Portfolio and the Custom Choice International Share ...

More aware but unlikely to switch super: CARE

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
... be aware of super than it was 12 months ago, but three-quarters also said they had not considered switching super post-choice. A quarter of respondents, however, said the introduction of choice had empowered them, encouraging them to be more active in ...

ASIC releases 'too good to be true' calculator

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released yet another online calculator to help investors double-check whether the returns that service providers promise them are the real deal or too good to be true. "Understanding the ...

AMP FP caretaker takes the MD reins

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2006
... Franchise. Steve Helmich, AMP director of advice based distribution, said Guggenheimer's background made him a natural choice. "Michael has established a strong track record as a very capable and highly regarded senior manager within AMP. "He also has ...

First State Super goes public offer

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2006
... majority of members moving from the public to the private sector would prefer to stay with First State Super. In the post-choice environment, an individual's choice to stay with their current fund is as important and potentially more prevalent than a ...

Excel online or perish: KPMG

... security, member/employer support, processing and real-time capabilities. "The leaders in the field this year are BT and First Choice," said Emery Feyzeny, superannuation partner at KPMG. "They demonstrated the highest real-time capabilities and the ...