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Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 5 JUN 2006

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will meet again tomorrow to deliberate on domestic monetary policy settings. Financial markets expect the RBA not to immediately follow-up last month's 25-basis point rate hike, which took the official cash rate to ...

Common sense rules in portfolio construction

Investors should not abandon a common sense approach to managing their portfolio after new academic research found that many claims about the superior portfolio construction of fund managers can not be statistically tested or verified. Steve Christie ...

Counting on SMAs with Praemium

Count Financial, the country's third largest network of financial advisers, has signed up with Praemium/MLIM's separately managed account (SMA) platform. While the managed accounts sector is well-established in the US, the local market is yet to embrace ...

Associations need to raise standards themselves: Pearce

KATE HAGE | TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2006

... is likely to include financial knowledge," said Pearce. He added, "starting in kindergarten, children will be exposed to basic concepts relating to money.. the difference between needs and wants.. an understanding of goods and services.. and some simple ...

ASFA slams proposal to cut super

KATE HAGE | FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has slammed a Government task force suggestion to cut employer super contributions, a move it says will drastically reduce part-time and contract workers' superannuation savings. The proposal ...

Telstra Super form alliance with Trust

KATE HAGE | THURSDAY, 20 APR 2006

... would otherwise have to pay to a distribution arm of the business is deducted from the price of the service, so where a basic will would otherwise cost $330 we offer them for $275," he said. "We provide reasonably comprehensive planning for members ...

CommSec buys direct-to-retail rival NevWard

Commonwealth Bank-owned CommSec has bought Neville Ward Direct for an undisclosed sum late last month, a deal that effectively doubles CommSec's arm that offers managed funds directly to mums-and-dads. CommSec's executive manager in broking Arnie Selvarajah ...

Five out of six Australians lack income protection: CommInsure

A CommInsure survey released this week found that five out of six Australians have inadequate income protection insurance in the case of illness or injury. Alarmingly, the survey also showed that if the respondents were to lose their income for three ...

ANZ steps forward with MoneyMinded

... literacy research, we know there are a large number of Australians, particularly those on low incomes, who struggle with basic financial skills. MoneyMinded is about providing people with the tools, knowledge and confidence they need to make informed ...

Good returns and good luck

Using research compiled by Morningstar as evidence, Vanguard Investments claims that most active fund managers cannot sustain above index-benchmarked performance over the long term. Anthony Serhan, head of consulting for Morningstar, described how their ...

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Equity Trustees super exit sparks Hejaz Islamic Super and Pension closure

KARREN VERGARA

Hejaz's Islamic Super and Pension products will be terminated as a fallout from Equity Trustees ditching the superannuation trustee business. The latter, however, says otherwise.

Sequoia revokes dividends, chief financial officer exits

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Sequoia will not pay any dividends in the financial year, revoking interim dividend it had announced earlier in the year of one cent per share, as an adviser exodus puts pressure on its revenue.

Acclaim Wealth names chief executive

MATTHEW WAI

The Brisbane-based wealth and superannuation business has appointed a new chief executive, as former boss Terry Constable landed a new role at Infocus after almost three years at the helm.

Global X cuts fees on gold ETF

ELIZA BAVIN

Global X has reduced fees on its Gold Bullion ETF, following in the footsteps of VanEck after it cut fees for its gold ETF last week.

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Liza McDonald would have you believe her path from a legal secretary to the head of responsible investment at Aware Super was a matter of good fortune. Her career says otherwise. Riddhima Talwani writes.

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