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Investorfirst seeks capital

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... had continued to record operating losses through the second quarter of the 2012 financial year, and despite slight improvements - the upturn was not enough to fully fund the business through to profitability. "Investorfirst has investigated a number ...

Macquarie AS updates term deposit offering

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... option grows in popularity among self managed superannuation funds. The update adds online maturities and data feed improvements that aim to streamline the administration required in managing the term deposit component of clients' investment portfolios. ...

Provident Capital leaves 3500 investors in limbo

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
... note is an average rating and dealer groups or financial planners should consider with caution." "They made some improvements with regard to their board which made us increase our rating at the beginning of the year to 3.75 then their 31 December results ...

Volatility predicted for emerging markets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
... Osses believes the long-term outlook on emerging markets is sound, with many implementing a number of structural improvements in fiscal and monetary policies over the past decade to improve sovereign balance sheets, inflation rates and productivity. ...

Platform satisfaction on the rise

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... Trends have been tracking planners' platform usage in detail since 2004. "The platform industry has made significant improvements, the greatest areas of improvement being integration with planning software, BDM and dealer support, and admin fees," said ...

ATO clarifies borrowing issues for SMSFs

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... but, for all practical purposes, are one asset," she said. "The ruling also has distinguished between repairs and improvements to assets. It's also good to see the Commissioner sever the link in the draft ruling between the SIS legislation and income ...

AIA innovates around adviser feedback

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... disease is the single most common crisis benefit paid by AIA Australia. The upgrade, Tez said, was in response to improvements in clinical practice employing earlier detection techniques. Other product improvements announced include; the introduction ...

PJC blasts Trio follow-up

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... forums, including forthcoming Senate Estimates hearings, to make sure these regulators will undertake the necessary improvements to able them to act more rapidly and decisively than they have acted in the past," Cormann said. The Shadow Minister for ...

AMP elevates insurance for mining industry

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
AMP has announced upgrades to its insurance offer, Elevate, with a focus on improvements for people working in the mining industry. "This is all about delivering on our promise to help advisers grow their risk business and making it easier for people ...

Yes, no, I don't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... conditions, including inflation, were worse than the data suggests. "Among those who thought the economy is getting better, improvements in the economic data and the markets were cited. Respondents in both groups said they were keeping an eye on events ...