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Billionaires: How typical are you?

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
The typical billionaire has a net worth of US$3.1 billion and is 63 years old, according to a new global wealth survey by Wealth-X and UBS. In the Pacific region including Australia, 34 billionaires control a total of US$97 billion between them. However ...

Expand PLS to all age pensioners: TAI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
The Pensions Loan Scheme (PLS) for full age pensioners should be extended to all age pensioners who need an easy way to increase their retirement income, said a leading think tank. The Australia Institute (TAI), a progressive think tank based in Canberra ...

Sunsuper expands investment team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... being more dynamic in asset allocation and also looking more broadly in listed shares. "Alastair and Greg bring with them a wealth of experience to complement our existing team and these appointments best position Sunsuper to pursue additional sources ...

ANZ Swiss partnership attracts $1bn from private clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... clients access to the Swiss private bank's investment solution has attracted $1 billion in less than a year, ANZ Global Wealth chief executive Joyce Phillips said. "They [Vontobel] sit in our investment council, they help us with our thinking on asset ...

How to win family office mandates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... important thing the four investors said they look for is an alignment of interests, both in terms of remuneration and in the wealth managers have invested in their own funds. "We want the fee structure to hurt our managers if they lose money," said Shin. ...

Westpac fined over misleading statements on annuity product

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... statements made in other promotional material. The penalties include $40,800 fine to NAB, $30,600 to Esuperfund and $20,400 to Wealth Within.

Magellan sees "real tensions" in launching ASX-listed fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... Perpetual with the Perpetual Equity Investment Company Limited and Moelis Australia Asset Management (MAAM) with the Global Wealth Partners Fund.

AFA awards finalists announced

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... Leapfrog Financial adviser Dominique Bergel-Grant, Kate McCallum from Multiforte Financial Services and Sarah Riegelhuth from Wealth Enhancers. The judges of the awards have taken into account education, experience, leadership within the profession ...

Ray White to launch financial advice dealership

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... Real estate business Ray White has confirmed it is moving into financial advice with the launch of planning dealership Wealth Market. Describing the business as "a financial planning dealership that aims to change the way financial advice isA perceived ...

IOOF embeds insurance panel to platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... offerings for their clients. AIA Australia's Priority Protection, TAL's Accelerated Protection and Zurich's Wealth Protection are the products available on the panel. These offerings include life insurance, temporal and permanent disability ...