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Future Fund chair attacks RSPT

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... sovereign risk issue and a design that does not discriminate between recurrent spending and long-term inter-generational wealth creation. If those things can't be done, the tax should be abandoned," said Murray. The significance of Murray's comments ...

AXA and Wealth.net split poses planner risk

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... Australia Bank stands to lose one of the most popular platforms among advisers if the bank decides to offload the North Wealth.net platform as part of its potential AXA buy. Advisers who use the Wealth.net platform have the highest level of satisfaction ...

NAB addresses ACCC concerns

ASX STATEMENT  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
... Bank (NAB) hopes to appease the ACCC's concerns about the planned AXA APH acquisition by potentially divesting the North Wealth.net investment platform, one of the causes of the competition regulator's concerns. In an ASX statement today, NAB said it ...

BRW Rich 200 lists fin services best

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
... Platinum Asset Management over other international equities fund managers when placing client money. BRW estimates Neilson's wealth at $2.3 billion. Further down the ladder, with an estimated wealth of $610 million is Phil Mathews. BRW said his hedge ...

Planners welcome comms ban

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... that 54 per cent of planners believe the fee-for-service charges will make advice too expensive for clients without enough wealth to qualify for fee discounts or who are can't afford the new fee structures. Recep Peker, an Investment Trends analyst ...

Mercer wins Investec mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... its Manager Performance Analytics tool in selecting funds and constructing client portfolios. Robert Gottlieb, head of wealth management at Investec, said "our wealth management team focuses on creating customised global investment solutions for our ...

More worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... back? "Slow down your economy before you overheat," was the consensus advice to China. Despite the renewed threat to their wealth, US consumer confidence is rising. More positive indicators were reported just last night. The ISM manufacturing index might ...

Wealth transfer strategies top adviser books

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
The type of financial planners that will 'inherit the earth' are those with the best wealth transfer strategies to recommend to clients, research shows. Latest data from the Lifeplan Financial Advice Satisfaction Index show that 61.6 per cent of 400 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... Volumes are relatively low as there will be no trading in the United States on Monday due to a holiday, Macquarie Private Wealth adviser Helen Spencer said. Investors are waiting for direction from local and overseas economic data due later in the week ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2010
... June share price index futures contract was up 80 points at 4,462 points, with 20,459 contracts traded. Macquarie Private wealth analyst Helen spencer said that reports that China would not cut its holdings of eurozone debt had boosted markets, especially ...