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Planners cycle for charity

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... financial planning foundation, Future2, will cycle 1,250km from Bourke to Sydney to raise money for disadvantaged young Australians. The inaugural BT Future2 Wheel Classic is an initiative of Ray Griffin and Peter Bobbin to raise money for Future2, the ...

AIA moves to integrate retail offering

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
... address their clients' end-to-end protection needs and tackle the very real problem of underinsurance amongst everyday Australians." Platform Investor Protect will capitalise on the converging retail and group insurance products already offered by AIA ...

Seniors warn Coalition on super policy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
... chief executive Michael O'Neill said the Coalition's opposition to the reforms were "a slap in the face for older Australians". O'Neil said the denying SG to senior Australians still in the work force is a form of age-based discrimination. "For many ...

IFSA members approve name change, new focus

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... Allan Hansell, senior manager, government relations at ING Australia, said the new name and mandate would mean more Australians will recognise the importance of the financial services industry. "[This] provides a new platform from which the industry ...

Aussies head to Britain for investments

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010

Contra confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... day of trading last week with the Dow down by 2.5 per cent and the S&P 500 giving up 2.9 per cent - the same day we Australians woke up to news that... yes, we will have a Federal election on 21 August 2010. Bank of America, Citigroup and GE announced ...

Planners rank high on client scorecard

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... account management, followed by availability, investment return, and taking time to listen and explain things. For Australians who remain unadvised, the research suggests it's all about addressing market needs. Around three quarters of those who do not ...

Challenger wins $200m from AustralianSuper

AUSTRALIANSUPER RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010
AustralianSuper has signed a $200m deal to invest in an unlisted debt portfolio managed by Challenger Financial Services Group, which invests in a combination of property and private equity debt in Australia and New Zealand. Challenger will co-invest ...

Telstra unveils defensive growth strategy

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
... sense of security in the short term. "Superannuation is a long term investment, though the level of risk that many Australians are comfortable with differs among different groups and member segments depending on their life stages. Defensive Growth provides ...

Central plank of Cooper Review is MySuper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... funds are much closer to the mark than other funds," she said. Reynolds said that the MySuper reforms would enable all Australians to have access to low-cost, user-friendly default funds. Meanwhile, the Association of Superannuation Funds in Australia ...