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Record intake for MLC adviser program

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
... retaining quality financial advisers, with some businesses incorporating graduates of the program into their future succession plans," he said. David Ramsay, Income Solutions principal, said the Adviser Scholarship Program played a fundamental part in ...

GESB mutual on hold

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
WA-based GESB's plans to attain full mutual status yesterday faced financial and legal roadblocks - prompting a delay of the transition until 1 November this year. According to Michele Dolin, chief executive of $8.8 billion GESB, all of the fund's systems ...

Members Equity to offer super banking

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
Industry super funds owned Members Equity Bank plans to face retail banks head on with its version of an all-in-one superannuation and bank account. Members Equity Bank chief executive, Anthony Wamsteker, said the business is developing a product that ...

China's growth sustainable: Wang

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
... government allowed it to effectively accomplish economic and structural changes that are formulated from the countries five-year plans. In addition, more than 30 years ago the Chinese government arranged for Western academics and finance experts to travel ...

Salary sacrifice on the rise: legalsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
... downturns can spook some investors, we've found that fund members taking a long-term view will stick with their long-term plans and are more likely to remain confident and continue making voluntary contributions. "Some of our members are actually telling ...

CBA targets self managed super

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
... a big market. Trustees of self-managed funds could start to incorporate gearing strategies in their wealth accumulation plans for the first time. Salter said recent market volatility had prompted investors to switch from margin loans to protected loans ...

GESB converts to a 'true' mutual

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
... executive Michelle Dolin said in a statement. Meanwhile the superannuation fund is wasting little time over its expansion plans with the appointment of Greg Newman as general manager distribution. Newman, who has more than 22 years experience in super ...

Northern Trust appoints Calvitto

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
... at level 47, 80 Collins Street, Melbourne. The new space will accommodate the company's growing team and Northern Trust's plans for Australasia.

Lincoln to launch more 'golden rule' funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
Melbourne-based Australian share research house Lincoln plans to use its tried-and-tested approach to launch three products across small caps, income and global equities in the next 12 to 18 months. Elio D'Amato, Lincoln chief executive, said the firm ...

Resources boom has only just begun

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
... new supply and Australia has so much mineral wealth yet to be tapped, Australia will continue to figure prominently in the plans of Rio Tinto and the resources industry globally. "Forty per cent of Rio Tinto's 2007 revenues were generated in Australia," ...