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Voting opens for 2006 marketing awards

The shortlist for the 2006 Rainmaker Marketing Awards has been posted and voting has started to determine who will win the awards in June. "If market reactions are anything to go by, this year's awards seem to reflect a much more strategic approach ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006
Today's Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Labour Price Index report indicates that little upward pressure on inflation from wages. The wage price index (WPI) rose by 0.9 per cent in the March quarter and 4 per cent over the year. These are less ...

Aviva updates adviser tool

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2006
Aviva, parent company of Navigator and Norwich Union Life, is offering advisers an enhanced version of the tool n-link that links their offices to a company's administration systems. Aviva general manager client services, Bruce Hawkins, said the tool ...

Super Budget benefits all around: AXA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2006
The Federal Budget opened up promising new opportunities for clients planning their retirement and fresh options for advisers, according to AXA's analysis. Technical services manager, Lachlan Semple, said the Federal Budget was a resounding success ...

ACT govt goes to super tender

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
In potentially one of the biggest ever tenders of its type, the ACT government has gone to market to find a default super fund for its employees. The tender is being driven by the ACT government's need to find a default super fund for its estimated ...

Mariner joins SEQUAL to promote reverse mortgages

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
With plans to grow its reverse mortgage offering, Mariner Retirement Solutions has announced it has become a member of the Senior Australian Equity Release Association of Lenders (SEQUAL). SEQUAL is a not-for-profit body for providers of equity release ...

Allianz builds performance from the Grassroots

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2006
Showcasing its capabilities last week, Allianz Global Investors Australia (Allianz GI) revealed one of its primary investment weapons - the Grassroots Research platform that uses journalists and researchers in the field to test whether a company is ...

Netwealth upgrades with even more flexibility

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2006
Platform provider netwealth has just released details of its 2006 product upgrades, including greater provision for hedge fund investments, listed warrants, allocated and transitional pensions and more flexible insurance premiums. Netwealth's latest ...

APRA super splitting extension flawed

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2006
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has extended contributions splitting for members to any roll-over funds and transfers made before the 1 July RSE license deadline, but according to some the policy is flawed. Terry Brigden, partner ...

HFA trading off and racing

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006
Shares in HFA Holdings Ltd began conditional trading at noon today after parent company MFS concluded its successful initial public offer (IPO). MFS will retain a 38.7 per cent stake in HFA and managing director of MFS, Philip Adams, said the healthy ...