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Seven page PDS insurance breakthrough

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2007
... advice from those that didn't. Second, they would automate and streamline as much of the under writing process as possible. Third, they would cut out as many of the marketing and distribution costs as possible. "Financial planners provide very good service. ...

Core-satellite investing gets the balance right

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2007
Index manager Vanguard Investments has urged advisers to use the core-satellite approach to boost returns and reduce the volatility of their clients' portfolios. A popular model in the US, core-satellite investing combines a 'core' portfolio of indexed ...

Confidence down but not out

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
NAB's Business Confidence Index has dropped another 2 points to 10 index points, its third consecutive monthly fall from May's 14 point high. In their August 2007 Monthly Business Survey, NAB have reported that confidence is lower but still strong. ...

The great Australian FM shuffle

Who is managing your money? According to a new report, more than a third of household names in Australian equities fund management lost a key portfolio manager or analyst in the last seven months, changing the balance of power and muscle in the local ...

Pre-retirees map out uncertain future: FSS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
Almost one-third of Australians are planning to ease themselves into retirement through part-time work, according to a First State Super survey. Michael Dwyer, chief executive of First State Super, said discovering how their members intended to approach ...

BlackRock scoops record $1.1bn quant mandate

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
... equities mandate from Mercer Global Investments. It is the largest quantitative mandate Blackrock has received and is worth a third of their existing $3.5 billion in assets under management. Ken Liow, head of quantitative investments, said the move marked ...

Service not fees drive consumers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2007
... take the way they are serviced so seriously they would consider changing banks if services remains low. In fact almost one-third of respondents to the study, which surveyed 26,000 people, said poor service was their number one frustration, ranking three ...

Dazza is a dud: FPA survey

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
... could better meet their needs in the future. However, she said the survey found there is still more work to do. "If one-third of members still rate our service as 'fair' we have some way to go. We want a vast majority to rate our service as 'good to ...

CSRF doubles international equity holding

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
... re-weighting is the first step in a wider review of CSRF's $1 billion international equities portfolio, which accounts for almost a third of CSRF's funds under management. The portfolio review, conducted with Mercer Investment Consulting, will be completed ...

ANZ eyes ING and maybe AMP

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
... financial services industry. ANZ needs what CBA, National and Westpac all have, which is the ability to speak for a huge pool of third-party funds, put it together with balance sheet debt and take a front seat in takeovers, restructurings, maybe more ...