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She'll be right mate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
... economies shrink by the same magnitude. But is it really that bad for Australia? I went back to the Australian National Accounts and found that in the year to December 2008, Australians' real household disposable jumped 9.7 per cent - the strongest annual ...

Supercorp buys MYOB super software

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
... superannuation software business from MYOB. MYOB supports hundreds of accounting firms across Australia in lodging statutory accounts for self managed super funds (SMSFs). Kurt Groeneveld, Supercorp Australia managing director, the purchase was a natural ...

AIG Australia weathering US storm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... insurance business across the wealth management sector, particularly through platforms, also helped as group risk now accounts for two thirds of premiums compared to 50 per cent 12 months ago. But increasing sales when even just holding ground would ...

CalPERS reviews cost of hedge

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
... said the fund. One of the ways the Californian fund intends to improve the management of its assets is through managed accounts. Instead of focusing on commingled accounts, CalPERS intends to move toward a focus on customised vehicles, managed accounts ...

FPSA tenders for managed accounts

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
Netwealth-owned FPSA, which advises on $1.4 billion in funds, is getting into the managed accounts game and is putting out a tender for a MA provider. Financial Planning Services Australia, which has approximately $1.4 billion in funds under advice ...

Westpac account promotion misleading

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009

Future still belongs to super

... $7 trillion a decade later. The major driver for the projections are investment returns, which Rainmaker said usually accounts for about three-quarters of market growth though the post-GFC outlook is for it to account for only half the growth. Making ...

Westpac prizes growth and alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... investment objectives and strategies of the three options, remain the same. The changes affect members who hold accumulation accounts or those who are defined benefit members with a SuperSave account. "The changes aim to increase investment returns and ...

Henderson Maxwell moves to managed accounts

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
Financial planner Sam Henderson discovered a decision he made 12 months ago to set up a managed accounts service for clients is paying off. Speaking at Financial Standard's managed accounts seminar early this month, Henderson said that using managed ...

BT Super for Life hits 100,000 members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... 18 months. Melanie Evans, BT Financial Group head of superannuation and investments, said low fees and linking super accounts to online banking had attracted customers to the product. "BT Super for Life is also a great alternative to industry funds. ...