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AXA deal frees AllianceBernstein to target retail

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
Fund manager AllianceBernstein LP will shift its focus towards the retail market following its acquisition of AXA Asia Pacific Holding's 50 per cent share in their Australian joint venture. AllianceBernstein will pay AXA a price "in the millions of ...

AXA releases new North

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
AXA has officially launched its next generation of the North platform, revealing the upgrade to over 2,000 advisers on its roadshows this week. As previously reported by Financial Standard, the North's new generation platform builds on the capital guaranteed ...

SG needed to save retirees: Shorten

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
Thousands of 100-year-old baby boomers will live out their last days in poverty unless superannuation changes are passed, Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten has told delegates at the Conference of Major Super Funds. Minister Shorten, who flew to the Gold ...

Adviser remuneration debate sparks fly

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
The Association of Financial Advice (AFA) hits back at Industry Super Fund research claiming consumers save $82,000 by retirement age by avoiding financial adviser fees. According to the AFA, this research was designed to distract consumers from industry ...

Investors in line for Fincorp payout

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
More than 5000 investors look set to be compensated for their losses from Fincorp Investments, after the Federal Court of Australia authorised the release of details of the compensation scheme. A proposed multi-million dollar settlement that will include ...

KPMG investment consulting no direct threat

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
KPMG's launch of a specialised investment consulting offering will fill a significant gap in the market for direct investment advice to superannuation funds, said its head, James O'Leary. KPMG Investment Consulting officially launched this week after ...

ASFA and FTSE launch super GST index

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
An index measuring the performance of superannuation funds after capital gains tax has been released by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and London's FTSE Group. The index provides the first standardised measure for Australian super ...

Aussie funds fail transparency test

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
Australia's managed funds are among the world's worst in terms of disclosure, a report has found, with financial advisers caught between client commitments and secretive funds. Managed funds in Australia and New Zealand do not have to publish portfolio ...

FSS and Health Super merger on track

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
First State Super and Health Super are on track to finalise their merger by June 30, creating one of the largest superannuation funds in Australia. Michael Dwyer, chief executive of First State Super, said the merger was progressing smoothly with 19 ...

Mason Stevens signs dealer group MAs

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
Managed accounts provider Mason Stevens has signed 12 dealer groups to its services, joining the fray of MA providers that are proving popular among financial advisers. Currently, there is an enormous amount of interest in managed accounts from right ...