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AMP spins off back office

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2006
... change. Steve Helmich, director of AFS, said the change was about driving efficiency. "Our goal is to be partner of choice for planners and to lead the market in quality advice for customers. This requires market leading operations and services and these ...

Macq snares RSE license and wholesale BOQ deal

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2006
... attractive 7.95 per cent per annum rate. "Macquarie's premium service reputation and broad product range makes us a natural choice for organisations like BOQ who want customised products designed and priced for their customer base," head of Macquarie ...

Award workers to have choice of fund

Up to 500,000 more employees will be able to choose their superannuation fund under new workplace relations amendments announced yesterday. The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Peter Dutton, said the move will be enforced as of 1 July 2006. ...

Fee for service not the finance cure-all: AFA

... market forces prevail. As soon as you prescribe things like you 'must' use fee for service, you start to limit the choice for people. The whole way an adviser charges goes to the heart of the client-adviser relationship and the AFA view is very much ...

CFS adds new manager plus MTM

... manager option to their platform, FirstChoice, and included Acadian Australia on the menu, widening the investment choice for members. In adding more choices to the FirstChoice platform, CEO of Colonial First State, John Pearce, said the group are striving ...

Loewensohn joins Babcock & Brown

... advisory and equity raisings in the Asia Pacific region. BNB managing director Phil Green says, "Trevor was the natural choice for us. In addition to his outstanding record as an investment banker advising on M&A and equity raisings, he has a long history ...

ATO reminds employers about Choice requirements

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued a reminder to employers that eligible employees must be offered a choice of superannuation fund by the end of the week. To compliance with the new legislation employers must identify the number of existing ...

Balanced approach from regulators re Choice

... of Superannuation Fund: Meeting your obligations, indicates the regulatory bodies will adopt a balanced approach to Choice for the first 12 months after its introduction. The first priority for the ATO and ASIC will be geared toward assistance and education. ...

CPAs release Choice reference guide

CPA Australia has prepared a new guide to assist employers, employees and public practitioners comprehend the impact of choice of fund legislation to be introduced on 1 July 2005. The guide, called the Super Choice Easy Reference Guide, gives all three ...

ASFA's Super Guru to fight choice confusion

With the choice of fund ready for implementation in two weeks' time the Australian Superannuation Funds Association (ASFA) has launched Super Guru, an online consumer guide aimed to set people on the road to superannuation enlightenment. Super Guru ...