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Deutsche Asset Management head quits

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2007
Head of Deutsche Bank asset management Australia, Andrew Fay, will leave at the end of the year to "take an extended break from full-time involvement in the industry". Fay will remain in his position until 31 December, whereupon Chris Larsen, head of ...

Alternatives rewrite custody

... Archer. This is a far cry from the days when custodians were merely passive third party safekeepers of assets and providers of basic transactions and settlements. Today, investment managers are outsourcing back office middle office and even front office ...

Being smart doesn't guarantee wealth

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2007
... IQ people may actually need more sophisticated financial advice than higher IQ but poorer people who actually need very basic advice to get the on the road to wealth. The world of your local friendly financial adviser just got a whole lot more compli ...

Start saving for education early: Lifeplan

With the total cost of education almost on par with the cost of an average suburban home, Lifeplan Funds Management has launched an education savings fund designed to help parents avoid future school expenses headaches. The group's Lifeplan Education ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2007
The Australian share market remained lower at noon, but banking stocks were keeping it relatively sturdy after Wall Street fell more than one per cent last night and most commodity prices weakened. Local nickel stocks have been hit hard, as the base ...

Advice shortage shows system is failing: TOWER

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
... seem unable to obtain proper financial advice. Minto strongly supports consumers being protected, but said that when even a basic Statement of Advice (SOA) document costs an adviser as much as $1250 to prepare, then very few advisers can really afford ...

Online investing in its prime: Macquarie

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2007
It was one for all and all for one at Macquarie Equity Markets Group, with the release yesterday of the new Macquarie Prime online trading platform, combining shares, gearing, CFDs and cash into one single package. Designed to give investors the benefits ...

Members covered for fraud but not bad investments

... fund members don't have to understand the nitty-gritty of how their funds are invested, they should at least find out the basic details. "Within a superannuation fund, that level of risk is chosen either by the trustees or the individual investor. If ...

Finance firms fail customer satisfaction test

Banks, super funds and fund managers are great at customer service by phone but fail to deliver the same service standards online, according to an IT customer satisfaction survey. Customer interaction management (CIM) software provider Talisma surveyed ...

ASFA develops standardised super fund data forms

ALEX DUNNIN, HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2007
Increasing demand for up-to-date super fund performance and asset allocation data has prompted the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) to develop standardised data forms for super funds akin to what has been used by the retail managed funds ...