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Finance firms fail customer satisfaction test

Banks, super funds and fund managers are great at customer service by phone but fail to deliver the same service standards online, according to an IT customer satisfaction survey. Customer interaction management (CIM) software provider Talisma surveyed ...

Funeral funds a picture of health

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2007
Lifeplan Funds Management has announced 16 per cent growth in funds under management for its funeral planning products, surging past the $300 million mark. The sector continues to grow and at present Lifeplan holds around 30 per cent market share. The ...

IFM bolsters infrastructure team

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
... including recently acting as an advisory director to the Flinders Group. While at CSFB, he played a significant role in the sale of Victoria's electricity and gas assets, with a divesture value in excess of $35 billion. At SBC Warburg, Mangini played ...

MFS sells half stake in HFA

HAMISH MADDEN AND CAMERON BOGGS  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
MFS has continued its frenetic activity of recent months, announcing the sale of half its stake in HFA Holdings as well as the acquisition of another New Zealand advice business. MFS announced to the market late last week the sale of 39 million HFA ...

Get outta town

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2007
Tourism in New South Wales's is set to receive a government-sponsored boost in September as Sydney residents are given the big heave-ho. The APEC summit of world leaders, to be held from 7-9 September, is expected to cause traffic and transport chaos ...

Legg Mason expands sales in NSW

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2007
Legg Mason Asset Management has appointed a new Sydney based business development manager to drive sales in New South Wales. Mary Curtin brings extensive industry experience to Legg Mason, previously working with Allianz Global Investors, Principal ...

MacarthurCook profits off property offload

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2007
... to LIF, the trustee for the NSW Local Government Property Fund. Craig Dunstan, MacarthurCook's managing director, said the sale represented a positive outcome for the trust. "Our aim is to ensure that we continue to deliver secure income and consistent ...

MFS retires from village portfolio

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2007
MFS Diversified today announced the sale of its retirement village portfolio and shares in Village Life as part of its rationalisation of non-core operations. The sale follows a deal with SCV Group to manage its retirement village portfolio in a 25 ...

Equity Trustees' sunny forecast

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2007
... year-on-year earnings per share (EPS) increase of 54 per cent, or about 99Ac per share. After adding forecast profit on the sale of investments, reported before-tax profit is expected to be approximately $11.7 million, up from $7.2 million last financial ...

Aussies finally get life insurance message: IFSA

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2007
Life and wealth protection sales grew by nearly 16 per cent in the 12 months to December 2006, according to new figures released yesterday by the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA). The sales increase comes after a major study by TNS ...