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FPA 2009 Value of Advice Awards

FPA ANNOUNCEMENT | THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009

... also be announced at the conference. FPA practitioner members manage the financial affairs of more than 5 million Australians whose combined investments are valued at $630 billion. For more information on submission criteria, important dates and other ...

Lucky, lucky, lucky

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009

Australians all let us rejoice! We should be so lucky. Lucky. Lucky. Lucky. For a teeny-weeny land that represents only around 2 per cent of the global economy, nobody expected that this "lucky country" would be this lucky. While the biggest economies ...

The return of the cocooning consumer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009

The savings pattern of many Australians has changed dramatically since June last year, and it's uncannily similar to the way people saved after the Great Depression, research shows. Research conducted by Retail Finance Intelligence (Rfi) found the return ...

Frontier hires Unisuper analyst

COMPANY RELEASE | TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009

Frontier Investment Consulting appointed former senior investment analyst at UniSuper, Brett Chatfield, as an associate consultant. Chatfield worked at UniSuper in the fund's public markets team and, prior to that position, he worked at Lonsec Securities ...

Active members can cause asset allocation headache

MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009

Financial literacy and a push for more Australians to be engaged with superannuation will have a profound effect on super fund asset allocations, said one industry body. Speaking at an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) event, David ...

Lifewise website nets 8,500 hits

MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009

... attracted around 8,500 unique visits in three months. The industry-wide insurance campaign, which is designed to inform Australians about how to protect themselves from financial loss as a result of an accident or sickness, was launched in May at an ...

Heffron and Martin joins Cooper Review

PRESS RELEASE | WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009

... Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC). The review aims to look at ways to maximise the retirement incomes of Australians, including through increasing efficiencies, reducing costs and fees and lifting long-term rates of return.

Super still a great investment despite impact of GFC: Bowen

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009

... through a progressive rebalancing of their investment strategies in response to market conditions," he said. Bowen said Australians can quite rightly have confidence in our superannuation system and in the Government's actions to further strengthen it ...

Cuscal partners with Payment Adviser

COMPANY RELEASE | WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009

... According to a statement, an estimated $100 billion of super contributions are made every year on behalf of 12 million Australians and the SME sector represents 95 per cent of employers in the country. "The government - most recently the Prime Minister ...

Retirement adequacy beats market slump

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009

Compulsory super and the long-term nature of retirement strategies are among the reasons why for many Australians, last year's financial crisis was a mere blip in their future retirement income, research shows. Today AMP has released its second Superannuation ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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