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Big Sky to aid BHP staff

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2009
Big Sky Financial Solutions plans to provide general and personal financial advice to those members of its parent credit union affected by BHP Billiton mine closures. Paul Evans, Big Sky Financial Solutions director, said the financial planning division ...

Local super funds welcome Obama admin move

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
A local industry body representing $450 billion of super fund assets comments on the likely impact of stricter governance of the US finance sector, following reports that the Obama administration will soon impose tighter rules on credit default swaps ...

Oil up, equities down: Feng Shui Index

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
Global equity markets will remain volatile, the cost of oil will rise and US President Barack Obama's popularity will wane are just a few predictions from this year's CLSA Feng Shui Index. Asian investment and brokerage group CLSA's Feng Shui Index ...

ESI Super adds vanilla cash option

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
The Electricity Supply Industry Superannuation (ESI Super) has introduced another lower risk cash option for its members. The ESI Super Cash Deposit option invests in Commonwealth Government guaranteed securities with Authorised Deposit Institutions ...

HOSTPLUS appoints Qld partnership manager

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
HOSTPLUS is ramping up its brand awareness campaign in Queensland, hiring hospitality and tourism executive Greg Holmes as manager of strategic partnerships. Holmes previously worked as deputy chair of the Brisbane Visitors and Convention Bureau and ...

Plum opens investment website

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
Plum Financial Services has launched an equity market and investment information website, Investor market watch, for its members. The website shows a number of Standard & Poor's indices, real time data market data with the All Ordinaries Index, a range ...

TTR strategies need more attention

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... while many others view super as a "poor investment", according to financial advisory firm HLB Mann Judd. According to Michael Hutton, wealth management partner at HLB Mann Judd, most people are still not aware of the tax advantages that are stapled to ...

Investor knowledge fuels SMSF growth

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... superannuation and corporate law, Shadow Minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law Chris Pearce, and Michael D'Ascenzo commissioner of taxation, ATO are among the speakers at this year's SPAA conference in Adelaide. Commencing ...

Advisers happier with wrap service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
The number of satisfied financial advisers using Macquarie Wrap has increased by seven per cent to 91 per cent over a one-year period. The research, found 93 per cent of advisers are satisfied with the telephone support they have received and almost ...

UK coalition pushes responsible investment cause

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
A group of UK-based pension and fund managers, politicians and unions are urging the UK government and institutional investors to support regulatory reforms that will create a "sustainable" financial system. The statement, which is signed by Treasury ...