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Clients duck for income cover

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
... IP insurance jumped 25 per cent last quarter compared with the same period a year ago. "The global financial crisis is a major concern for all and our network of advisers are reporting an increased number of clients who are interested in taking steps ...

Three firms wound up by ASIC

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
The Supreme Court of New South Wales has wound up three companies promoted by Online Super Pty Ltd (Online Super) following an application by ASIC. ASIC brought its application following an investigation which raised concerns that Mt Whitsunday Pty ...

AMPFP turn to IT to boost productivity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
AMP Financial Planning (AMPFP), one of the largest planning groups in the country, is poised to attract more planners to its fold after plans to roll out a new IT system and the introduction of more consumer-friendly advice documents. Michael Guggenheimer ...

Martin Currie rakes $500m and growing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
... new office early last year. That is, investors are looking for fund managers with a stable ownership base at a time when major banks are divesting or restructuring their fund management businesses while at the other end of the spectrum, investment boutiques ...

Competition not so super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
... and 2007, a higher proportion of products switched through financial planners (both tied and independent) are now going to major retail funds and even less to industry funds," they added. While the RMR report notes that industry funds in aggregate are ...

Efficiency and social equity best way to fix super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
... equity are the best ways to fix superannuation, not more tax handouts or extra compulsory contributions, according to two major submissions presented to the Henry taxation review. "While the evidence shows there is a case for increasing SGC to 12 per ...

CSRF supports Catholic Schools Week

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
The Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund is partnering with Catholic Schools Week in 2009 to help boost super and financial literacy. This year marks the third time CRSF will be supporting the dioceses of New South Wales and ACT in their promotion ...

Thank you RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... external account courtesy of stronger-than-expected export growth in the same period? And this was achieved even with our major trading partners collapsing and China slowing. Still on the subject of business inventories. Business de-stocking in the fourth ...

Insurance taxes should be slashed: NIBA

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... Pettersen. "The Victorian bushfires have made it very clear just how bad the situation has become, and affordability is a major factor." He added that the two governments shouldn't wait for the bushfire royal commission to examine the insurance taxes ...

XPLAN tops planners' list

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... fourth year running, according to the latest 2008 Investment Trends Planner Technology Report. XPLAN was ranked first among major planning applications including plan production for clients with complex requirements, platform integration and transaction ...