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Zurich sales head joins Perpetual

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
Perpetual Private Wealth has appointed former Zurich head of wholesale sales, Nick Langton, as general manager private client advice, as the firm ramps up its wealth arm and positions for future acquisitions. Langton, who has over 20 years experience ...

Assets that thrive under pressure

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
Fixed interest, hedge funds and indexed investments were the top three asset classes based on growth in funds under management (FUM), according to Rainmaker research. Figures show that these three asset classes grew their FUM between June 2007 and June  ...

The ever-shrinking pool of property fund managers

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
The pool of direct property fund managers in Australia has almost halved since the GFC, research shows. Mark Wist, of Melbourne-based Atchison Consulting, said that the number of property fund managers in Australia has fallen from 1,043 back in 2008 ...

More platform inflows through SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
Research from Investment Trends shows more than 75 per cent of planners invest some portion of SMSF inflows through a platform - up from 65 per cent a year ago. Planners also estimate that 43 per cent of their clients' total SMSF assets were invested ...

ANZ boosts super contribs for female staff

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
ANZ female employees will now benefit from a range of financial and leave benefits, including in super, as the bank aims to improve incentives for female staff. Female employees of ANZ will now receive a $4,000 childcare allowance and payment of superannuation ...

FPA appoints three directors

FPA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
Certified financial planners Neil Kendall, Peter O'Toole and Julie Matheson have been elected to the Financial Planning Association board. After 23 candidates stood for the election, Kendall, O'Toole and Matheson were elected as practitioner members ...

Retiree living costs fall despite CPI jump

NEWS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
The aggregate costs for a couple living comfortably in retirement fell by 0.2 per cent in the June quarter of 2010, figures from the latest Westpac ASFA Retirement Standard show. According to the report, a couple looking to achieve a comfortable retirement ...

Adviser departures expected after PIH listing

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
Professional Investment Holdings (PIH) shareholders will meet late next month to vote on the proposed merger with Centrepoint Alliance and group managing director Grahame Evans said they are anticipating they could lose advisers in the process. PIH ...

Parity not quite a party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi! We're all hearing this cheer growing louder by the day whether in reference to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi or the currency markets internationally. In Delhi, Australians currently lead their Commonwealth competitors ...

Govt to offer more choices on FHSAs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
First Home Saver Accounts (FHSAs) could become more appealing to first home owners following proposed changes released this week. The draft legislation announced by the deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan offers more concessions that will ...