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Back to basics key to planners successs

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
Planners who prioritise the basics of running a good business, including monthly reviews and applying staff KPIs, have a higher chance of being successful compared with their peers, according to Macquarie. Research from Macquarie Practice Consulting's ...

Aviva, AMP and CommInsure top insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
Aviva has been named the overall leader in the life insurance sector, with AMP and CommInsure following close behind, new research from Investment Trends show. Investment Trends named Aviva, AMP and CommInsure as the benchmark setters in the life insurance ...

NY firm defrauds billion dollar CDOs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
The US' Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a New York-based investment firm and three of its affiliates for defrauding four multi-billion dollar collateralised debt obligations. According to a press statement, the SEC alleged ICP Asset Management ...

Fortitude launches retail offering

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
Hedge fund manager Fortitude Capital is in talks with BT and Macquarie to include its soon to be launched retail offering, Aurora Fortitude Diversified Income Trust, onto their platforms. Sheriden Hure, senior portfolio manager at Fortitude Capital ...

Tone down fund rivalry: Clitheroe

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
One of the most familiar faces in consumer finance, Paul Clitheroe, has urged super funds to reduce their fund ratings competitiveness, as these debates only exacerbate consumer confusion and impact their long-term savings. Fund ratings, including those ...

Planners advising ETFs double

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
The number of planners advising on exchange traded funds has doubled in the last year - a trend that looks set to continue as investors pump more funds into the sector. New figures from the Investment Trends December 2009 ETF Report has found that 38,000 ...

Retirees brush off volatility to hold equities long term

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
Retirees might want less risk in their investment portfolios, but many tend to brush away recent market fluctuations to maintain a strong bias towards equities, new figures show. When asked whether market fluctuations have meant that retirees prefer ...

AvSuper unveils intra-fund advice service

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
AvSuper joins the growing number of super funds that are using the intra-fund advice regulatory relief to engage members, with plans to roll out a full-fledged intra-fund advice service next month. AvSuper received authorisation under ASIC's class order ...

US Commission subpoenas Goldman Sachs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
Goldman Sachs, which is currently under SEC investigation, has been issued a subpoena by the US Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission this month. According to a press statement from the Commission, Goldman Sachs failed to comply with a request for documents ...

INGIM tackles retail, welcomes regulatory changes

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
Steven Billiet, chief executive of less than six months at ING Investment Management in Australia, gives an update on the firm's distribution strategy and says the company is well-placed to compete with the incumbents amid regulatory reforms. Billiet ...