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Grove opens term deposit shop

BY STAFF  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
Asset consultant Grove Research and Advisory has launched an online term deposit shop as the flight to cash continues. Initially, the service will provide wholesale investors with comparable daily rates from Citibank, BankWest, Investec and Rabobank. ...

NZ rules to target 'simple needs' investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
While the New Zealand commerce minister has welcomed the creation of nationally recognised qualifications for NZ financial planners, she has also outlined her intentions to separate advice regulation for sophisticated versus unsophisticated investors. ...

Term deposits competition heats up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
Competition between financial institutions to provide the most appealing term deposit or cash product is mounting as investors remain cautious on domestic equity markets. Last week ING added the ANZ Flexible Term Deposit fund to its OneAnswer platform. ...

Perpetual to expand product line

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2008
Perpetual is looking to roll out more income and structured products to meet growing adviser demand as it concludes its restructure next week. Damian Crowley, Perpetual general manager of adviser distribution, said although there had been legislation ...

AXA term deposit up by 25 pct

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
AXA Australia saw a 25 per cent increase in term deposit investments after adding ANZ and Westpac Bank onto its Summit investment menu on 26 May this year. Investors can choose from 30, 90 or 130 day options and yearly options of one and two years with ...

BT raises savings for term deposits

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
... Financial Group raises the stakes in providing the best cash alternative for super investors after boosting its one-year term deposit rate by 30 basis points to 8.4 per cent. According to the firm, it increased its term deposit rate after roughly $400 ...

Macquarie launches defensive options

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
... they require the funds for other investments," he said. In addition to this, the Group has made its Macquarie Bank Term Deposit available on Macquarie Wrap, following ongoing requests from financial advisers using the platform.

Avanteos offers defensive options

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
Avanteos has ramped up its platform features by adding term deposits to its existing range of defensive investments. Avanteos' new additions follow adviser and client demand for more competitive defensive investments as market volatility continues to ...

Down markets make good investments cheaper: Perennial

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
In down markets retail investors need to remember dollar-cost averaging and work with advisers and managers who can find them opportunities. Brian Thomas, head of retail funds management at Perennial Investment Partners, said, "Whilst we hear lots of ...

Five core banking systems overhauled at CBA

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
... banking products in the premium business services group. Curran said: "With our current systems a product like a term deposit has a number of preconfigured features. For example you have to open a term deposit account with a payment. "We can't accommodate ...