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Fixed income not for everyone, yet: FIIG

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2006
When it comes to implementing fixed interest strategies there are products and services for the big end of town and daylight second. This is a problem FIIG Securities is hoping to fix. Jim Stening, managing director of fixed income specialist FIIG Securities ...

Careless spending wastes $25bn

A new survey has found that Australians spend an average $25 billion per year on daily luxuries such as takeaway food and trashy magazines, with the unusual discovery that men are actually the bigger 'careless spenders' than women. Virgin Money has ...

MLIM funds on hold but Rock solid

... different investment style to the current MLIM team, O'Shannassy said that on closer inspection, the ratings agencies will discover that new BlackRock fund managers are more closely aligned to the investment style of the rest of the team. He also pointed ...

Super adviser loses license after ASIC super switching survey

A Sydney-based superannuation advice specialist has lost its license after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) 'super switching' survey found it breached several compliance obligations. ASIC has revoked the license of SMS Advising ...

Aon buys private insurance broker Freeman McMurrick

The insurance sector consolidation continues with Aon Australia acquiring Freeman McMurrick, one of the largest privately owned insurance brokers in the country. "We are very excited about the growth opportunities that this significant acquisition offers," ...

1 in 4 Australians have more than one super fund: ICAA

... super funds. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) surveyed 1,200 Australians last month seeking to discover the real impact of the super choice legislation and whether people have taken advantage of it to sort out their super. They ...

Navigator expands menu

Navigator has added eight investment options to its personal platforms, the Personal Investment Plan and the Personal Retirement Plan. The funds are the Aberdeen Asian Opportunities Fund, Australian Unity Wholesale High Yield Mortgage Trust, Challenger ...

IFSA/Deloitte launch Future Leaders Award

Wealth management peak body IFSA and accounting giant Deloitte have banded together to launch the inaugural Future Leaders Award, in hopes of discovering fresh talent who will help address the financial services industry's burning issues. In an industry ...

ASIC comes down on financial services fraud

A former director of Sydney financial services business, Pegasus Leveraged Options Group, has been sentenced to eight years jail after being found guilty of fraud worth $2.2 million to fund a personal gambling habit. Craig John McKim pleaded guilty ...

Risk-Easy debuts with more than 120 dealers in books

In a clear sign of the growing demand for risk management outsourcing, risk advice and administration services provider Risk-Easy has signed up more than 120 dealer groups and financial adviser clients since its June launch. Risk-Easy's founding managing ...