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Financial techs eye Microsoft code

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
Financial technology providers are looking to take advantage of Microsoft's decision to publish the operating code of some of its leading products. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft chief executive, said the decision to publish the code was aimed at increasing ...

More education for SMSF auditors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
The growth in the Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) sector demands greater education to ensure trustees and auditors remain competent, said the ATO. Ian Read, Australian Tax Office acting deputy commissioner of superannuation, said the growth of SMSFs ...

Local bonds better than the US: PIMCO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
Australia's fixed income market is more attractive than that of the US, according to Bill Gross, Pimco chief investment officer. "Australia has a stronger economy than the US, which says to me Australia is one of the most attractive bond markets as ...

Russell combines retail and insto

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
Russell Investment Group has merged its Australian and New Zealand institutional and retail businesses under the Investor Services banner. Former head of Russell's retail investor services, Chris Corneil, has been appointed head of the Investor Services ...

IFFP diverts commissions to charity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
Industry Funds Financial Planning (IFFP) is donating sales commissions that cannot be rebated back to clients to an Indian charity project called Too Young to Work. Established in 1997, Too Young to Work aims to support education in India by building ...

Challenger on course

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
Challenger Financial Planning's decision to change its strategy has been vindicated after its 2008 first half earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) increased by 67 per cent to $5 million compared to the previous period. In February last year, Challenger's ...

Comm Bank appoints lending head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
The Commonwealth Bank has appointed John Clothier to head of investment lending within the Colonial Geared Investments division. Clothier will manage the distribution of Colonial Geared Investments products including Colonial Margin Loan, CALIA+ and ...

ETFs weather one-stock shocks

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
... wider property trust index, you'd have experienced some fall but not as dramatic as that individual security," he said. Michael Krause, president and founder of US-based AltaVista Independent Research, claims that ETFs are the "perfect asset allocation ...

Life insurance next for nib

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
New South Wales-based nib health funds has teamed up with TOWER Australia to provide, nib Value Life Insurance, an online life insurance product that requires no medical test. Administered by TOWER Australia, nib Value Life Insurance will be provided ...

Vision Super teams up with CommInsure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
... cost. Our members and their families are now protected if something goes wrong while they're still working," he said. Michael Back, CommInsure head of wholesale risk, said the income protection arrangement provided a high level of automatic cover for ...