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Investors Accru SMAs

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2007
High net worth advice specialists Accru Financial Planning (AFP) have partnered with BlackRock to offer Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs) on its menu. Director Matthew Kidd said BlackRock's size and international reach, including the future inclusion ...

MLC to brandish ISO 9001 logo

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2007
The "ISO 9001 certified" stamp is known as the international symbol of quality control in food, computers and other manufacturing goods. Now financial planning is set to undergo the same rigorous checks too following a historic deal between MLC and ...

Merger to create $10bn property fund

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2007
Centro's proposed merger between their Shopping America Trust and Retail Trust is set to create Australia's ninth largest property fund, with assets worth $10.1 billion. Subject to a shareholder vote, the merger will give the stagnant American Trust ...

Carbon trading for consumers: M2

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
Showing what can happen when businesses are given a viable commercial pathway for doing something about climate exchange, telecommunications group M2 has launched a consumer package that automatically buys abatements on the Australian Climate Exchange ...

AMP SignatureSuper gets personal

ALEX DUNNIN, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
AMP Corporate Superannuation, riding on the success of its top-rated SignatureSuper corporate platform, is launching a Personal Allocated Pension for customers who want a sharper deal on fees and forego the "advice option". Greg Healy, AMP Financial ...

IMAP to launch MA accreditation course

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
The Institute for Managed Account Providers (IMAP) has called on financial planning groups and fund managers to review a draft for a proposed managed accounts accreditation course due to be rolled out next year. The course draft outlined key education ...

Over Fifty Group offers reverse mortgage courses

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007
Over Fifty Group (OFG) and SEQUEL have partnered up to provide reverse mortgage accreditation courses for brokers and planners. Driven by the growing popularity of reverse mortgages and equity release products, as well as growing pressure from consumer ...

New reverse mortgage broker group sets sail

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2007
New independent reverse mortgage broker network Fortus launched today, offering what it called a 'strict code of conduct' to safeguard retirees considering a reverse mortgage. Comprised of more than 40 brokers in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria ...

SEQUAL to boost reach through education

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
Reverse mortgage industry body SEQUAL has appointed Kevin Conlon as head of education as part of a bid to boost the reach and understanding of reverse mortgages by brokers and planners. This focus on education comes as the Australian Securities and ...

Economic round-up: dust off the bear suit

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2007
Since 2003 we've been enjoying a period of astonishingly unswerving and powerful market returns, however there is more and more talk among market analysts that it could be time to get that bear suit dry-cleaned ready for another wear. Accrording to ...