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The good in the bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
... consecutive quarters in 35 years (1974-1975). But the good in the bad news prevailed. The details of the US National Accounts show that consumer spending - which accounts for approximately 70 per cent of the economy - rose at an annual rate of 2.2 per ...

Another day another inquiry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
... on investment. Now, it's difficult to explain to people the concept of a long-term rate of return - volatility, their accounts have been going backwards. Should we have a better-designed default investment option?" asked Senator Sherry. The superannuation ...

AustChoice boosts tech for transparency

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
... distributed by DKN, launched the enhancements to the adviser section of their website to enhance the management of client accounts and business practices. Online reporting has been tweaked and improved. Advisers now have access to real time data with ...

Aviva names SMA distribution head

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
Aviva has appointed Stuart Fechner to head up the distribution of the firm's soon to launch Separately Managed Accounts (SMA). Fechner, previously a national key account manager for the firm's Navigator platform, takes on the newly created role of distribution ...

Timbercorp calls in administrators

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
... year's earnings also fell because of high farm operating costs, including fuel and fertiliser costs. In the full year accounts issued last November, the group revealed that net debts ballooned to more than $900 million, eclipsing net assets of $595 million. ...

...and targets SMSF market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
... independent audits and actuarial certification. At the same time the trustees using the product can access separately managed accounts (SMA), managed funds, cash management trusts, term deposits and life insurance either using the AMP platform or a chosen ...

Platforms should merge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
... government had to be prepared to consider major changes. One way was to do away with all the competing master trusts and wrap accounts and operate a single government-owned platform. Another was to change the basis on which superannuation fund members ...

Wealth Within joins IMA race

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
Boutique investments firm Wealth Within has launched its own proprietary Individually Managed Accounts (IMA) platform, following two and a half years of development. "Managed accounts have become a mainstream product in recent years but until now financial ...

Global debt volumes jump one-third

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... US is Germany with 11 per cent, France with 8 per cent, and the UK and the Netherlands with 5 per cent each. Australia accounts for 2.4 per cent. In 2005 Australia accounted for 1.8 per cent. Australia's share of Asian issuances is 22 per cent. Despite ...

ING unveils CGT calculator

RUTH LIEW AND MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... The OneAnswer has also gone through a revamp with new electronic forms for advisers featuring access to establish new accounts, transaction capability for existing accounts, and full integration of electronic forms with Xplan financial planning software. ...