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Profits fly high on planes

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
... on board in the past year have included Australian Catholic Superannuation, AMP Capital's Future Directions Fund and MCG Wealth. IGAF said it diversifies its assets and geographical risk across Australia, Germany, Brazil, India, China, Canada, Spain ...

SMEs turning to advice, slowly

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
... are their preferred superannuation structure because SME owners are primarily focused on independence rather than simply wealth creation. "The desire for independence continues to be the most important reason why SME owners started their business," noted ...

AMP/AXA promises best of both worlds

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... brands to be saved and developed. AMP has announced its plans today for the products and platforms under the new merged wealth management giant, with a focus on building unity between the two brands and a solid foundation for future product development. ...

Seeing evil, hearing evil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... ceiling by 2 August, it would have a "catastrophic economic impact." It would lead to higher interest rates, reduce household wealth and cause a double-D recession. I think it'll cause more than that. Think GFC several times over. But if this scare really ...

Super problems to short-change retirees

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... retirees are free to withdraw a lump sum. He said insurance solutions should be considered rather than just the current wealth-management approach. Lifetime annuities needed to be a bigger part of a retiree's defensive allocation. Private pensions also ...

Trust Company appoints MD for NZ

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... as the final stages of the acquisition by The Trust Company are completed. Botica's former roles include general manager wealth at AXA New Zealand and senior roles in money market and lending, stock broking, product and platform management. "While we ...

Budget 2011: minor investors cut short

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... $3,333 pa when LITO is taken into account, whereas from 1 July 2011, unearned income will be taxed. "As far as impact on wealth management, those running family trusts may be quite affected by this change," said Craig Day - Technical Services Manager ...

China's HNWs hold $1.2tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... segment points to this growth rate increasing rapidly in future. Bain said their study confirms massive opportunities for wealth managers in China. "Wealth creation in China is marching on unimpeded," said Johnson Chng, head of financial services for ...

Planners make their budget wishes

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... to $100,000 for those aged over 50 and $50,000 for those aged under 50. Finn Kelly, financial planner at advisory group Wealth Enhancers, agreed, saying the contributions cap should be $100,000 for all those aged over 50, not just those with less than ...

Equities don't work in retirement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... outcome is challenging conventional wisdom that exposure to equities and market linked assets is the best way to maximise wealth over a fund member's working life. "You do have to ask whether in a compulsory system - so that you're exposing all Australian ...