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Tuning in to Generation Next: ASFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
What do ARIA, First State Super and Plum have in common? They all bagged the top awards at last year's ASFA Communication Awards, and will soon pass the baton to this year's shortlist, to be revealed tomorrow. A record 46 entries were submitted at this ...

Friendster to fundster

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
Fund managers should adopt a Google-style approach to encourage fresh thinking within their business, especially in a world where investing is truly global and Web 2.0 is a key investment research tool. Speaking at the IFSA conference yesterday, Richard ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market was up slightly at noon, weighed down by the banking sector. Wall Street pared early losses and ended slightly higher overnight as a drop in oil prices helped restrain fresh worries about the financial sector. At 1200 AEST ...

Evolution of super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
Ne'er the twain shall meet but retail fund chief Brian Bissaker from Colonial First State and industry fund chief Ian Silk from Australian Super, shared centre stage to talk about how the industry can best serve financial planners, its members and the ...

Ashton in talks with BT and Macquarie

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
Fund of hedge funds manager Ashton Advisers is in negotiations with BT Financial Group and Macquarie to launch its two flagship funds into the retail market. Speaking at an advisor breakfast yesterday, Nick Raphaely, executive director of Ashton Advisors ...

More females in fin services

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
Women are now at the vanguard of financial services as more females are recruited in the sector compared to their male counterparts, says Dalton Nicol Reid (DNR). According to specialist individual managed account portfolio manager DNR, the last 15 ...

Tech will bond insurers and planners: AFA

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
Financial planners aiming to better control and boost their insurance advice business will have to place their bets with high tech information exchange and electronic filing systems, according to AFA financial adviser of the year, Phil Young. Speaking ...

AFA education to knock salesman tag

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) finalised the first unit of the Fellow Chartered Financial Practitioner program, an education course it hopes will reduce criticism of the financial advice industry. Speaking at the AFA National Forum in Sydney ...

RMBS market on brink of collapse

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
The RMBS market is in danger of collapsing and - without government intervention - consumers may be left at the mercy of the big banks as the only remaining mortgage lenders. "The RMBS market is dying on the vine," said Greg Medcraft, chief executive ...

APRA to review super fund stats

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
APRA will consult with industry players on proposals to change the format of its all-important statistics on super fund performance so the public can make more informed choices about who should manage their retirement savings. Every three months, the ...