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Budget underwhelms planning groups

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
Financial planning groups have applauded tax discounts on savings and higher super guarantee payments, but most don't expect the Federal Budget's announcements will heavily impact client strategies. The Rudd Government's Federal Budget announced last ...

Van Eyk head of strategic research joins Future Fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
Nigel Wilkin-Smith, head of strategic research at van Eyk, has left the research house after several years to join the Future Fund's strategy team - the second senior staff to leave the firm in less than a year. Wilkin-Smith said it was a difficult ...

AMP corp super inflows fall

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
AMP corporate super cash inflows fell due to lower rollovers and a decline in salary sacrifice contributions because of changes in concessional contribution caps, according to the firm's first quarter cash flows report. AMP Financial Services' corporate ...

AXA pushes for fee-for-service July deadline

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
AXA is working with its financial planners to ensure they are compliant with its fee-for-service structure by July this year. Simon Wallace, general manager of advice and licensing at AXA, said the firm had been working with its financial planners for ...

FPA appoints Rantall to top job

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has appointed former Godfrey Pembroke managing director, Mark Rantall, as chief executive. Rantall worked at NAB-owned Godfrey Pembroke between 2003 and 2008 where he helped the dealer group transition more than ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
Australian shares are likely to slump on Wednesday after US and European stocks dropped as fears spread that Europe's attempt to contain Greece's debt crisis would fail. At 0732 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract ...

Industry prepares for new advice era

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
The government's proposed reforms to change the way planners charge for advice will spur the industry's long-term growth, but at the cost of serious headaches and profits during the adjustment period. The minister for financial services, superannuation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open weaker on Thursday after a flat lead from Wall Street overnight. At 0753 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 35 points lower at 4,937 points. In economics news ...

Equipsuper to merge with Vision Super

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
Equipsuper and Vision Super have announced a proposal to merge - creating an $8.6 billion fund with more than 150,000 members. A joint press statement was released today regarding a proposal to merge on 1 July 2013. Based on today's figures, the merged ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher, after a positive finish on Wall Street and firmer commodities prides during offshore trading. At 0738 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 32 points higher ...