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Paragem draws two for independent support

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2006
Paragem has been enlisted by Link Financial Services and Investor Wealth to provide dealer support services. High net worth advisory firm Link Financial Services has partnered with Paragem for the provision of compliance functions and to access Paragem's ...

Credit Suisse pulls MasterWrap off the shelves

It was hinted at, talked about and it finally happened this month when investment group Credit Suisse announced its decision to close down its MasterWrap product. The group unveiled its MasterWrap almost two years ago to much fanfare and great expectations. ...

Depreciation changes boost property investment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2006
One of the hidden surprises in the recent Federal Budget was changes to property investment depreciation rules. According to Property Investment latest market update, "The proposal was to increase the Diminishing Value rate for depreciation on items ...

Industry funds target top end with TV campaign part 2

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2006
High net worth individuals are among the broader television audience that can expect to be targeted in round two of the controversial industry superannuation funds campaign that first aired on national television last year. The new campaign will feature ...

MTAA Super launches its own pension products

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2006
Top ranking industry super fund MTAA Super has announced the launch of its own allocated and term allocated pension funds. "A significant number of our members are over 53 years of age and that's why we've created the pension options," said John Jones ...

New appointment for APRA board

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2006
Treasurer Peter Costello has appointed a new APRA board member to replace the outgoing Stephen Somogyi. John Trowbridge will join the board for three years, starting almost immediately from 1 July. In a statement issued by the Treasurer's office, Costello ...

HNW investors dumping hedge funds in favour of PE

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
High net worth (HNW) investors are diversifying their investments away from equities and property but underperforming hedge funds have pushed them into the private equity sector. Merrill Lynch have just released the 10th anniversary edition of their ...

ASIC serves up life to insurance rep

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
A former CGU Insurance representative has been permanently banned from offering financial services after repeated and deliberate dishonest behaviour, including spending client's insurance premiums on himself. Terence Howell, from Victoria, has received ...

Genworth study uncovers $41.9bn graduate mortgage market

According to investments and mortgage insurer Genworth Financial Australia, the right mortgage loan products could see the graduate mortgage market grow from $16.6 billion to as high as $41.9 billion over the next 12 months. Genworth, which provides ...

Banks under growing IT security threat: Deloitte

Financial institutions need to get serious about their IT security after the latest Deloitte Global Security Survey found that more than three-quarters of the world's leading 150 finance groups suffered a serious security breach in the last 12 months. ...