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Fixed interest managers now adding value: InvestorWeb

Eight out of 12 Australian fixed interest funds put under the microscope by InvestorWeb were rated as investment grade or better. InvestorWeb Research issued its 2006 report into a study on the traditional Australian fixed interest sector. Twelve managers ...

ING walks the line: Number one for customer service

Of the top 10 wealth managers in Australia, ING crossed the line first in a survey of customer service satisfaction. In an AC Nielsen survey of the top 10 wealth managers (by customer share) canvassing 22,527 respondents over the second half of 2005 ...

ME Bank profit surges but needs to lend more

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2006
Members Equity Bank reported a significant increase in after tax profit in 2005, but its profitability and return on equity will continue to suffer unless it can grow its personal loans and credit card book faster. Net profit after tax of $1.71 million ...

AXA closes two global wholesale funds

AXA has made the decision to close two of its wholesale global equity funds, effective 20 February. After a recent review, AXA has decided to close the Wholesale Global Equity - Healthcare Fund and the Wholesale Global Equity - Technology Fund. No applications ...

ING software roll-out to reduce the SoA burden

ING is set to roll-out a new online limited advice solution to reduce the Statement of Advice burden for advisers. Using a customised version of XPLAN's financial planning software, ING will launch the online limited advice solution as part of its substantial ...

AWM and Select form $22bn merger

Australian Wealth Management Limited (AWM) and Select Managed Funds Limited (Select) will merge, after their boards and major shareholders waved the proposal through yesterday. The merged group, with funds under administration, management and advice ...

Another international DB fund bites the dust

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2006
The National Australia Bank's UK operations have become the latest company to dump their final salary-based defined benefit pension plan in an attempt to control the ballooning costs of such schemes, according to UK reports. Among the major changes ...

Tasplan complete their own hard yards for RSE

Tasplan staff have worked hard to complete their own compliance work and have been duly awarded a Registrable Superannuation Entity (RSE) Licence, ahead of the June deadline. Tasplan general manager, Neil Cassidy, said that by doing all of their own ...

Super funds pile on global equities

Vision Super joins a growing list of super funds that are ramping up their weighting on international equities, supporting recent reports that investors expect potentially higher returns overseas. The steadily depreciating AUD is also fuelling the sentiment ...

Pre-Christmas sale earns Absolute Capital NZ$30m

Absolute Capital Group Limited (Absolute Capital) celebrated Christmas early in 2005, raising NZ$30 million through the release of Packaged Income Notes (PINs), paving the way for an Australian launch. Absolute Capital's group managing directior and ...