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Same sex super overdue: AIST

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has thrown its support behind the Federal Government's proposal to eliminate same-sex discrimination in superannuation law. AIST chief executive Fiona Reynolds claims the government's changes ...

Pentafin recruits ex-Macq head

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
Financial solutions provider Pentafin has appointed the former director and head of sales and marketing at Macquarie Bank's consumer finance division to spearhead the group's ambitious expansion plans. Stephen Karrasch brings over 20 years experience ...

Kelly plans changes at Westpac

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
Three months into her job as chief executive of Westpac Gail Kelly is ready to make some changes. Speaking yesterday at the presentation of the bank's results for the six months to March 2008 she said there were aspects of the business that disappointed ...

AMP Fin Services Q1 cashflow drops $624m

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
AMP Financial Services suffered a blow to its bottom line with total net cashflows of $129 million this quarter, compared with $753 million same time last year, due to lower discretionary super contributions and the 'first quarter' season lull. Excluding ...

Managed accounts hold trumpcard

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
As investors get jittery about their portfolios after Opes Prime and Lift Capital's collapse, the inherent feature of investors retaining beneficial ownership of their shares has become a key selling point for separately managed accounts (SMAs), industry ...

Private wealth managers bank on CRM

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
The need for bigger and better integrated customer management technologies is on the increase as private wealth managers jostle for a bigger share of the high net worth investors market. Eric Moore, director of sales and marketing at StayinFront Australia ...

AFA selects Alexis for PI cover

After a 12-month process, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has handpicked Alexis Insurance Brokers to give its members much needed help in choosing the right PI cover ahead of a new government ruling which raises adviser PI costs by as much ...

AMP gives free advice to Salvos

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
AMP has teamed up with The Salvation Army to develop a pilot financial planning program for financially disadvantaged individuals in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. AMP Pro Bono Advice includes 12 self employed AMP financial advisers ...

FinLit boosts productivity while educating kids

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
Promoting financial literacy is not only for educating children about money, it's also about securing our industry's future, said Joan Fitzpatrick, chief executive of the Australia and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF). "We are ...

Bad genes won't hurt insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
A proposed government ruling in the US will prevent insurers and employers from discriminating against people based on their genetic test results. According to the Washington Post, the US Senate has passed the Genetic Information Non-discrimination ...