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Underinsurance to hit crisis point

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... Report was completed last month by the National Center for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) at the University of Canberra. NATSEM's Dr. Simon Kelly released the findings at the IFSA Life Insurance Conference in Sydney this morning. IFSA is the ...

RFM to bring cashflow back to Great Southern MIS

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... Bryant added that the growers were committed to funding their part of the orchards' operating costs. RFM is an independent Canberra-based funds manager, founded in 1997, which specialises in the farming sector. It was acquired by Great Southern in August ...

AvSuper appoints NAB

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2010
Canberra based superannuation fund, AvSuper Fund has reappointed NAB as its provider of master custody and investment reporting services. NAB's asset servicing division has supported AvSuper's custody requirements since 1998. NAB's reappointment follows ...

Netwealth buys $700m FUA planning firm Bridgeport

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
... marking the company's foray into owning planning practices directly. Bridgeport has offices in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane and Coffs Harbour that employ 12 salaried financial advisers servicing over 8,000 clients with more than $700 ...

Advice delivers $2,400 savings per year: research

IFSA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
... extra $2,457 each year, compared to those who don't use a planner. IFSA also took the value of advice debate closer to Canberra by exploring the economy-wide implications of higher national savings. KPMG found that if an extra 5 per cent of Australians ...

Costello joins Future Fund board

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
... years of economic growth and stood by as Australia's overseas debt sky-rocketed. In a doorstop interview yesterday in Canberra, Prime Minister Rudd brushed off the criticisms by saying he would draw on the talents of retired politicians where appropriate ...

Super saved the economy

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
... launched by the minister for superannuation, corporate law and financial services, Chris Bowen at Parliament House in Canberra. "The Australian economy would not have weathered the global financial crisis nearly as well, without the influence of superannuation," ...

Aus Ethical opens property trust

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... buildings with a minimum 5-Star Green Star rating. The trust, which was launched by Caroline Le Couteur, Greens MLA in Canberra, aims to provide long-term capital growth and a moderate income stream. It attempts to provide 3 per cent returns above the ...

Count: 13 times lucky

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
Countplus has settled its thirteenth acquisition - purchasing a 25 per cent share in Canberra-based advice firm, Achieve Corporation. Achieve, founded by Simon Mitchell in 2003, is a specialist payroll and advice firm and employs 23 people. There are ...

Tower to upgrade Accelerate platform

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009
... first phase of the launch begins in Newcastle on 13 October, followed by Parramatta (14 October), Sydney (22 October) and Canberra (29 October), before progressing to other states. Accelerate's facelift next month is the latest in a series of improvements ...