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The return of the cocooning consumer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... online savings accounts, despite the higher rates on the latter. "Respondents were unlikely to consider moving from a term deposit to an online savings account, despite the competitive interest rates, because online savings accounts cannot offer the ...

New head of sales for Macquarie Wrap

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
Macquarie Adviser Services has appointed ex-AMP executive Cameron Spittle as head of sales for Macquarie Wrap and Macquarie's cash solutions. With more than a decade of experience in the financial services industry, Spittle joins Macquarie after eight ...

Gen Y have unrealistic investment expectations: research

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009
Gen-Y investors expect double-digit returns despite the fact that, on average, they hold a third of their investments in cash and are highly risk-averse, research shows. The RaboPlus sponsored data compiled by Celsius Research surveyed investors with ...

Christian Super takes $30m cash strategy in-house

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
Christian Super has pulled its $30 million cash mandate out of an external fund manager after the number of members invested in its cash option spiked from 0.5 to 8 per cent of its entire membership base. Peter Murphy, chief executive at Christian Super ...

Ways to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
"The government is not contemplating another round of cash payments," Australian Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC) early this week. This could be interpreted as either the Australian Government does not want to ...

Platform money flows back into markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
... really big desire for interest rate based cash funds and that trend will continue for a while. We recently launched a term deposit range on FirstChoice today so we expect that to get flows as well," said Kenny.

ING drops guarantee for interest

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2009
ING Australia has released the next version of the ANZ Flexible Term Deposit Fund that provides a higher interest rate instead of the government guarantee. The ANZ Flexible Term Deposit Fund Plus provides an interest rate of 3.5 per cent per annum for ...

Rainmaker Marketing Excellence Awards 2009

... Mercer Wealth Solutions Aon Master Trust "Do you have buried treasure in your place" - Aon Consulting Aviva HUGE Term Deposit - Aviva Australia Best Direct Mail of the Year (Online Division) Winner UniSuper's Time to Decide - Decisions 101 Campaign - ...

Mortgage funds redux

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... "The premium we have to give is probably going to be around 125 basis points (bps) to 175 bps higher than say, a term deposit, to make it attractive," said Prasad. In short, last year's events wreaked havoc on the industry but it meant the existing breed ...

Hillross selects Macq platform

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
AMP-owned financial planning firm Hillross has added another investment platform to the group's suite. Hillross selected the Definitive Wrap Solution platform, a version of the Macquarie Wrap, after a six-month trial with one of the group's advisory ...