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Aviva buys Meritum stake

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
Aviva Australia has purchased a shareholding stake in Melbourne-based Meritum Financial Group. Established in 2004, Meritum Financial Group (Meritum) has more than 80 advisers and more than $2.6 billion in funds under advice. "This acquisition is important ...

AFS paraplanning gets thumbs up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
Graduates from the Australian Financial Services' (AFS) Paraplanning Academy have hailed the program as a success. The academy involves recruits to complete a six-week program with the initial two weeks spent working in structured classroom activities ...

China on shaky platform

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2007
As international investment firms jostle to invest in China's growth story, a Wiley-Blackwell report found the country's position might not be as stable as previously thought. China as a Net Creditor: An Indication of Strength or Weakness? Found China's ...

Fidelity turns on hazard lights for 2008

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2007
... backdrop is less than rosy. Inflation while not appearing a huge problem at the moment could emerge as a real issue," Michael Gordon, head of investment strategy at Fidelity International, said. "There are already early signs economic growth and corporate ...

APRA audit adds to bottomline

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2007
Super funds with transparent IT systems are more likely to pass random APRA audits and reduce their overall compliance costs, according to Panos Alexandratos, general manager at regulatory software company IQ Business Group. Alexandratos said institutions ...

Great Southern branches outside agribusiness

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2007
Agribusiness manager Great Southern has called on the investment muscle of Perennial, SG Hiscock and Adam Smith Asset Management as it steps out of its traditional domain. Great Southern has launched an All Caps Australian Share Fund and a Domestic ...

ING upgrades OneAnswer

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
ING Australia's master trust, OneAnswer, has improved its insurance offering, increasing its total and permanent disablement (TPD) cover by $1 million to $3 million. As part of the upgrade, terminal illness benefits have increased by $1.5 million to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
... index contract was two points higher at 6648, on a volume of 5,503 contracts. Austock Securities senior client advisor, Michael Heffernan, said the banking sector was weighing on the market. "The banks aren't doing us any favours, the Commonwealth has ...

Industry and public fund members complain less: SCT

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
The Superannuation Complaints Tribunal (SCT) received 759 complaints concerning retail super funds last financial year, accounting for 60 per cent of total complaints, compared to industry and public funds at around 30 per cent. The 2006/07 annual SCT ...

Olympus float on hold

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
The joint initial public offering (IPO) of Asia Diversified Fund Ltd and Olympus Funds Management has been withdrawn this year due to the recent Asian market sell-off. "Given our track record in India and the significant potential across Asia, we are ...