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Unitholders approve Challenger mortgage fund restructure

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
The Challenger Howard Mortgage Fund's 80,000 unitholders have overwhelmingly supported proposals to restructure the fund, the company said in a statement today. Challenger said that 94 per cent of retail investors and 100 per cent of wholesale investors ...

AUSCOAL signs up to innergi

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
AUSCOAL Super plans to ramp up its member education and advice programs through a new partnership with independent financial education company innergi. In an effort to engage their members and broaden membership education, AUSCOAL completed a series ...

The hidden costs hurting returns

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
While super funds focus their anger on investment management fees, they may be overlooking hidden transaction costs that can also detract significantly from returns, according to experts. The list of grievances super funds have on investment fees is ...

Legalsuper unveils personal advice offering

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
The $1.4 billion legalsuper is rolling out a new personal advice service to members. Legalsuper's partnership with tech provider Provisio will see the fund model different superannuation strategies and provide personal Statements of Advice to members. ...

Political heat rising on ASX takeover

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
Politicians from both sides of the aisle have reacted cautiously to the Singapore Exchange's (SGX) takeover bid for the ASX. In a note to clients, JPMorgan analyst Russell Gill said he believed it would be difficult for the government to reject the ...

Australians willing to pay just $300 for advice

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
The average Australian believes financial advice should cost just $300 upfront - almost 10 times less what planners say is the break-even cost of providing full advice, and a figure planners are calling "completely unrealistic". New research from Investment ...

Advisers of tomorrow are 'choice architects'

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
Consumers are frightened of the future and if advisers speak to them as a navigator or designer, they will recognise the value of what advisers do. "They are asking you to be a 'choice architect'. Unless you speak to them like that, they won't know ...

Advisers must fight for the future, not the past: AFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
The fight over commissions on investment products and superannuation is over. Advisers must stop debating over them and switch their focus to influencing their future. Opening the 2010 AFA annual conference in front of a packed auditorium with almost ...

Best financial advice tweet wins iPhone

Financial advisers will be unleashing their inner wordsmith at a conference that starts this weekend, with the chance to win an iPhone and the bragging rights of saying something profound (or witty) in less than 140 characters. This year, the Association ...

Snowball raises $18m through share placement

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010
ASX-listed company Snowball Group has raised $18 million through the placement of new ordinary shares at 38c per share in two tranches along with the launching of a share purchase plan. The share placement was over-subscribed and involved both new and ...