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Joining a DB fund the ultimate choice

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2006
The forced demise of defined benefit (DB) super because of fund consolidation and a changing workforce has unfairly cast DB funds as last century thinking. But that totally misses the point. Ann Byrne, Unisuper chief executive officer, said, "People ...

AFA conference raises $45,000 for MS research

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2006
The AFA partnership with Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia (MSRA) has already raised $45,000, enough to immediately launch a dedicated PhD research program. Jeremy Wright, executive director of MSRA, said, "This is a terrific outcome as the funds ...

Ironbridge rounds up $1b in PE capital raising

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2006
Private equity manager Ironbridge Capital has just raised $1.05 billion from Australian and international institutional investors to fund their next round of investments. Ironbridge said the capital raising was supported by more than 40 institutional ...

Job mobility 12 per cent: ABS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2006
While 20 per cent of people employed in February this year had been with their current employer for less than 12 months, actual job mobility is stable at 11.7 per cent of the workforce. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the extra 8 per ...

Boost your business

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2006
The average age of advisory practice principals is 58 and half expect to exit their businesses within the next two years. To do this on terms that advisers will accept mean they have to convert their practices into businesses that can be operated by ...

Advice in 2020

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2006
What will the advice industry look like in 2020? Peter Bobbin from the Argyle Partnership posed the question to a panel of high powered industry thought leaders at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) conference. Jim Minto, chief executive of ...

Build a realistic charging model

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2006
Before you can design a proper charging model for your services you have to understand very clearly the value of what it is you actually deliver to your clients. Pauline Vamos, director of her own consulting firm, said, "We find there is almost no consistency ...

Sen Chapman explains Parliamentary Inquiry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2006
Holding his cards close to his chest, Senator Grant Chapman, Chairman of the Parliamentary Inquiry into the Structure and Operation of the Superannuation Industry, gave a few hints about the big issues confronting the Inquiry. Speaking at the Association ...

Retiring at 65 unsustainable: Bernard Salt

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2006
The current retirement age is unsustainable because it ignores how society and longevity have changed so dramatically. Bernard Salt, KPMG director, demographic expert and bestselling author, speaking at Canberra Business Council annual dinner, said ...

Flight Centre books private equity ticket

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2006
The private equity juggernaut rolls on with Flight Centre accepting a $1.6 billion offer to de-list the company and have the business managed with private equity group Pacific Equity Partners (PEP). The deal is the latest in a string of private equity ...