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The return of the cocooning consumer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... against job loss or financial hardship. The research firm found that many Australians are no longer using their savings accounts for kitty money but instead look to them as long-term savings vehicles. For example, the median primary account balance jumped ...

SMSFs targeted in $428k swindle

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... signed a form that included a hidden power of attorney clause that allowed White to illegally transfer money from their accounts into his own. The investigation found many of his victims were approaching retirement age and had lost most of their superannuation ...

Netwealth appoints Fin Simplicity

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... in the platform market by choosing to buy the technology instead of developing it. Holdsworth said demand for managed accounts would continue to rise as investors become more sophisticated. This announcement follows private wealth advisory, Vivid Financial ...

Macquarie buys Delaware Investments

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
... capability". Delaware provides investment products and services to retail and institutional investors through managed accounts, separate accounts, mutual funds, retirement accounts, sub-advised funds and others. Founded in 1929, the firm has approximately ...

More info online for Rio Tinto

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... last year according to Rainmaker Information data, has improved the tech services for members who access their super accounts online using their member number and PIN. The account summary feature shows members' transactions from the date of their last ...

Super fund tech still lags: KPMG

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... in the online functionality of the funds however in many respects we were disappointed," Feyzeny said. Superannuation accounts operate in the same space as bank accounts and fund members expect to see at least the same degree of access. "Members need ...

Funds resist SG "me too" pension scheme

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
... low to really make a dent on retirement income savings. Anonymous comments from participants include "the 2012 Personal Accounts scheme will be as much of a failure as Stakeholder Pensions" and that the scheme won't be the panacea for boosting pensions ...

K2 benefits from planner focus

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
K2 Asset Management's push into the financial planning market is paying off and now accounts for nearly half the fund manager's business. Andrew Hall, head of distribution at K2 Asset Management, said the fund manager's work with research firms and ...

Managed accounts firm ramps up ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
Dalton Nicol Reid, a specialist active portfolio manager of managed accounts, has signed up to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) - proving that stricter governance can be applied through MAs. For example, DNR axed Cabcharge ...

CFD demand rises with equities recovery

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
... principal, said that the market remains intensely competitive and ever changing. "CFD traders now hold an average of two CFD accounts each, and will change providers at the drop of a hat if something goes wrong or if a better offering is found," he said ...