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Coin buys into paraplanning business

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2007
Macquarie-owned Coin Financial Planning has purchased a 50 per cent stake in the paraplanning business Outplan Outsourced Solutions. Coin managing director, Tony Graham, said the purchase reflects the shortage of paraplanners in the industry and the ...

Super contributions jump 42 pct to $114b

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2007
SimplerSuper has put a rocket underneath total contributions flows with analysts suggesting total inflows could reach $114 billion this year, up a staggering 42 per cent from last year. Ross Clare, director of research for the Association of Super Funds ...

FUM hits $1.4tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
Funds under management (FUM) has hit $1.4 trillion at end March after climbing 17.3 per cent or more than $200 billion during the previous year, according to Rainmaker's latest market roundup report. Discounting FUM that is outsourced to other investment ...

Another stellar year for the index

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
The S&P/ASX200 has recorded its best year to date, delivering a total return of 28.7 per cent for FY06. The index's previous best returns have also been part of the current record bull run - 26.4 per cent in 2004 and 23.9 per cent in 2005. Jason Hill ...

Plan to give: Perpetual

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
Investors are missing out on the benefits of philanthropic giving but planners can help clients by buildnig charitable giving into their financial plans, according to Perpetual's head of philanthropy, David Knowles. Knowles said that up to 95 per cent ...

Check pay before shifting OS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
Before taking that overseas job offer Australian would-be expats need to carefully weigh up whether the pay jump is worth the move. Research just released by Mercer reveals that for the second year running Moscow is the world's most expensive city for ...

Ignore economics, investors are herders

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
Investment finance and economics are driven by very different principles and analysts and market watchers who think otherwise are making a huge mistake, according to a new study published in the Journal of Behavioral Finance. In particular, The Financial/Economic ...

Economic round up: offshore outsourcing outsourced

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
As technology industries' demand for offshore services drives India's wages growth, India's Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is sending some of its outsourcing services offshore to Mexico. While India's salaries generally remain significantly lower than ...

ATO launches SMSF info service

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2007
The BetterSuper inspired push for self-managed super funds (SMSF) has prompted the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to launch a regular newsletter service to alert trustees about upcoming management and legislation issues that will affect them. "We ...

Genesys chooses preferred insurers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2007
Genesys Wealth Advisers has partnered with four preferred group insurers - Aviva, CommInsure, Macquarie and TOWER - in a bid to leverage improved outcomes for all parties. Genesys head, Andrew Creaser, said the preferred supplier relationships would ...