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FPA takes it to the grassroots

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has established the Future Financial Planners Council, made up of the country's key industry players, to raise awareness of the profession among university students. The Council will design marketing material ...

Navigator funds up 53pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
Fund inflows into Aviva Australia's Navigator platform rose 53 per cent to $4.8 billion last year. According to Aviva's full year results, the Aviva Australia's total assets under administration represented more than $27 billion at the end of last year. ...

Web 2 social networking websites under attack

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
Research from anti virus software firm, AVG, has found social networking and banking websites are becoming attractive places for cyber criminals to steal private information for financial profit. The AVG research revealed major virus threats were found ...

CAAM capitalises on crisis

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
Credit Agricole Asset Management (CAAM) is steering its alternative investment strategies towards credit markets to capitalise on mispricing within the sector. Carl Dunning-Gribble, chief investment manager in alternative investments at CAAM, said the ...

Murder on super

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
Investors who took advantage of the $1 million super window prior to June 30 last year have been left limping following the recent spate of share market fallout, according to Adrian Raftery, chief executive of accountantsRus. Investors were believed ...

Aviva buys Meritum stake

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
Aviva Australia has purchased a shareholding stake in Melbourne-based Meritum Financial Group. Established in 2004, Meritum Financial Group (Meritum) has more than 80 advisers and more than $2.6 billion in funds under advice. "This acquisition is important ...

AMP grants $100,000 to Future2

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
AMP has thrown their support behind the Financial Planning Association's (FPA) Future2 Foundation through a $100,000 donation. Corinne Dieters, trustee of Future2, said the foundation aimed to provide financial skills to young and disadvantaged Australians ...

Perfect storm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2007
High oil prices and a shrinking US dollar signal an economic perfect storm looming on the horizon, warns the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Simon Johnson, IMF chief economist told ABC TV's Business Lateline program last night that the credit crisis ...

Indian infrastructure investing fuels sustainability

ALEX DUNNIN IN NEW DELHI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2007
India is seeking US$500 billion over the next five years to help fund its national infrastructure plan, creating a big opportunity for Australian investors to get in on the ground floor. "We need this money over the next five years to fund our plan ...

Platforms demand liquidity on alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2007
As alternative assets become more essential in a balanced portfolio, platforms are still coming to grips with the liquidity and pricing issues surrounding the asset class. Geoff Lloyd, chief executive at Asgard Wealth Solutions, said Asgard's platform ...