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Retiree internet use hits 80 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... Gen-X (32-46 year olds) and Gen-Y (17-32 year olds) accessing the internet, it's still surprisingly high. Retirees are also active users of social networking websites, albeit they are not as obsessive as younger people, though it depends how you measure ...

Charter Hall battling hedge funds over office REIT

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
... Office REIT, said that the trust had been actively re-weighing the portfolio towards Australia for some time. "We've been active acquirers of Australian assets this year, which is reflective of the group's view of where the Australian markets are heading," ...

Bentham wins $350 million mandate

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
Specialist global credit investment managers Bentham Asset Management have won a major new mandate from AustralianSuper worth $350 million. The segregated global loan mandate, issued in the March quarter, will increase Bentham's funds under management ...

Merged planning groups plot Snowball effect

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
Snowball Group and Shadforth Financial Group are driving the consolidation agenda with their merger which came about largely thanks to the matchmaking skills of financial planning industry stalwart John Godfrey. The two non-aligned financial advice ...

Perpetual chief ushers in new era

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
... Perpetual will now implement a number of changes including a more disciplined approach to its activities within all portfolios, active capital management and flexible cost-based structures. "We need dynamic management, the right management to ensure ...

Macquarie breathes new Life into insurance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... clients, has also been upgraded for advisers nationwide. Other changes include enhancements to FutureWise and Macquarie Life Active's income protection offerings and Macquarie Life's claims process. Its underwriting service has also been upgraded with ...

SPAA warns on year-end pitfalls

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
With the end of financial year looming large, the Self Managed Superannuation Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has issued a series of tax tips for advisers and investors. This year super investors may be eligible to begin a new two ...

Planners eye SMSF property

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
Industry associations are supportive of the trend for real estate firms and financial planners teaming up to target self managed super funds but are wary of the pitfalls. Self managed super fund trustees are increasingly adding property investments ...

Adviser poaching just "noise": AMP

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
AMP refutes claims that its and AXA's advisers are being poached, instead anticipating competition from dealer groups once the merger is complete and even predicting that some advisers may come their way. Speaking at a media event yesterday, Craig Meller ...

Financial services targeted for data theft

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... presenting a specific threat to the world's banking and finance industry, he said. First discovered in 2007, it is still active. "The malware takes a client's log-in," he said. "You (the financial services provider) won't see anything unusual: it's the ...