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NZ bank credit ratings cut, outlook stable

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... years," she said. New Zealand's big four banks are structurally sensitive to wholesale funding market conditions which accounts for about 40 per cent of their total funding base of which two thirds is raised offshore, Moody's said. "New Zealand's major ...

Super crime loophole to snap shut

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... of dollars worth of superannuation assets across the country. At present, superannuation funds and retirement savings accounts are prevented from recognising forfeiture orders issued under state or territory legislation that seek to recover the proceeds ...

Fraud adviser banned for life

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... dishonestly and had broken financial services laws. He plundered more than $3 million from the superannuation and investment accounts of eight clients, ASIC said. He then paid the money to unrelated clients and other third parties, ASIC said today. Charter ...

Telstra Super launches retirement campaign

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... Road to Retirement online tool draws attention to the things people should look for, whether it's consolidating multiple accounts, changing investment strategies, looking at estate planning, reviewing insurance needs or getting further education." At ...

Bans hit bad planners: ASIC

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... prosecution after separate ASIC investigations. A former financial adviser who fraudulently withdrew $600,000 from his clients' accounts has pleaded guilty in court to six charges brought against him by ASIC. Alan Leslie Brown of Lugarno, NSW, also forged ...

Innovative platforms create $397 bn industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... model portfolios that can be linked to clients in bulk, the introduction of investment models such as Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs) and term deposits, more control to dealer groups and practice managers for over approved investment lists. "Over ...

Managed accounts central to advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
Advisers should be using managed accounts to be adviser, manufacturer and the central figure in their clients' financial lives, attendees were told at yesterday's Financial Standard Managed Accounts forum held in Sydney. Advisers can use managed accounts ...

AMP reports subdued Q1 cashflows

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... product received $662 million in net cashflows during the first quarter, with 57 per cent of cash inflows going into super accounts and the remainder to retirement accounts. AMP Capital investors reported assets under management of $99.8 billion as of ...

UniSuper chair to retire

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... time at UniSuper and wished the board and management continued success for the future. UniSuper has over 470,000 member accounts and $25.4 billion in assets, at 30 June 2010.

Planners upscale with managed accounts

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
Today's breed of managed accounts can give financial advisers the scale they need to grow their business despite mounting regulatory hurdles, experts said at the Financial Standard Managed Accounts forum. James Mirams, financial adviser and director ...