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New tech offers high data protection

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... settings and personal files all of which are well suited to the daily demands of a financial planner, said Simon Howe, country manager of Acronis ANZ. "Increasingly today every IT user from home to business has critical information that they need to ...

One report, two spins

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
"One country, two systems." The first time we heard this phrase was when Britain's 99-year lease of Hong Kong expired on 1 July 1997. Bloomberg reiterated a slightly different version of this phrase last night. "One report, two spins." One report. US ...

Rainmaker unveils winners of the 2010 Marketing Excellence Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
... to be innovative, given AMP is a brand that has been around for 160 years. Jean Kittson, TV personality and one of the country's best known comedians, hosted the awards ceremony. Except for the Integrated Marketing Campaign award, nominees in each category ...

Nigerian PenCom adjusts pension

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... framework that will enable investment of the funds in appropriate areas that can translate into economic growth for the country. Last month, the accumulated pension contributions had grown to N1.8 trillion (AU$13 billion) with another review to ideally ...

REST Super taps Asia directly

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
... flexibility within that global mandate to go into Asia," he said. The fact that global equities mandates are made up of various country exposures, and not limited to Asian countries, means Asia's growth can still be tapped, but with less volatility ...

Hung

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
By now many of you, fellow Australians, would have had enough of the commentaries, in-depth analyses, finger-pointing, spins, recriminations, soul searching, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera that preceded and followed last Saturday's Australian elections. ...

More workshops to prep for fee-for-service

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
... both aligned and non-aligned financial advisers, the group is hosting a number of workshops on fee-for-service around the country. Other similar workshops regarding fee for advice include the Encore Group, Leading Minds Academy, CVM Systems, ili, and ...

More planners bypass managed funds: study

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... cent to 43 per cent over the next three years. But it's not all bad news. Practically all the major fund managers in the country offer planners 'model portfolios', which are exactly the same portfolios they run except they're not managed within a unit ...

Numero Dos

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... Japan practically handed China the silver medal on a silver platter after releasing its National Accounts showing that the country's real GDP increased at an annualised rate of 0.4 per cent in the second quarter. In case you missed it, 0.4 per cent is ...

Aussie planners should turn to Asia: Hockey

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... agrees with Hockey's sentiments and said Australia's political and economic stability have added to the allure of the country to Asian investors. "Yes there is appetite, they do want to seek financial advice from [Australian planners]. "We have the most ...