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Small businesses to get two-year SG relief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
The Opposition is calling on the government to help small businesses by paying a portion of the Superannuation Guarantee obligations on behalf of small employers for the next two years, under a proposal announced yesterday. Businesses with 20 or fewer ...

Suncorp chief departs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
Suncorp chief executive, John Mulcahy has stepped down from his role as the firm's plan to raise more capital. Mulcahy was chief executive for six years and will remain a chief executive and director at Suncorp until a new chief executive is appointed. ...

Double Bay brokers banned

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) banned Double Bay - based Phillip Dryer and Colin Littlemore from providing financial services for four years after the regulator found they were operating without a licence. The regulator ...

Industry unites for super message

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
With the public set to receive their super statements next month, nine financial services industry bodies made the unprecedented move to join forces and deliver a single message to investors and retirees. The Superannuation Stakeholder Group produced ...

BT Global Macro gains three stars

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
Standard & Poor's has assigned a 'three star' rating to the BT Global Macro fund. The BT Global Macro fund uses a single manager multi strategy approach to portfolio construction. According to Standard & Poor's, the BT fund doesn't take large intra ...

Asgard adds fixed term deposits

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
Asgard Wealth Solution has added three fixed term deposit products to its platform after receiving $800 million in inflows in its existing FTD suite. This tranche provides investors with the option of three, six and 12 month terms with either interest ...

Whistleblower wanted

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
The FPA is rethinking how it investigates financial planning firms in the wake of the Storm scandal and urges its members to speak out more against unprofessional or unethical behaviour in the industry. Speaking from Townsville, Queensland, FPA chief ...

State Street's PE business rises 60 pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
State Street's US based private equity administration business grew 60 per cent to more than $200 billion in assets last year. A State Street spokesperson said institutions are struggling to attract specialised private equity staff and it's expensive ...

ETCs open on ASX

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
ETF Securities' suite of exchange traded commodities (ETCs) including platinum, silver and palladium can now be traded on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The firm announced its ETC range in November last year, includes ETFS Physical Platinum ...

FPA heads to eye of Storm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
The key team behind the Financial Planning Association (FPA) is travelling to Townsville, Queensland to speak to those directly affected by Storm Financial's advice and the firm's subsequent collapse. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Jo-Anne ...