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Daily economic report

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2006
The US Federal Reserve held interest rates firm last night at 5.25 per cent after 17 consecutive rate increases since June 2004, a result of rising energy and labour costs. The June quarter data showed that the annualised pace of growth halved to 2.5 ...

SMAs step up to platforms

Australian Financial Services (AFS) Group is the latest to join a growing number of dealer groups who are pioneering the use of separately managed accounts (SMAs), touted the biggest thing since platforms. AFS joins Tolhurst Noall and Lonsdale Financial ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2006
The share market is expected open marginally lower as a negative lead from Wall Street triggered by a spike in the oil price is offset by higher commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0658 AEST, the September share price index contract ...

Legacy product solution on its way

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2006
The issue of product rationalization is "firmly on the government's radar" and a policy will be finalized before the end of the year, according to a Treasury delegate, who addressed attendees at the IFSA annual conference last Friday. Manager for the ...

Sherry wins Labor votes with simple super plan

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2006
Labor Shadow Minister for Superannuation, Nick Sherry, impressed audiences at the annual IFSA conference on the Gold Coast on Friday, unveiling a plan for combined pension and superannuation forecasts. If voted in at the next election Labor would implement ...

Guild acquire Investment Nominees

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2006
Guild Financial Services, a subsidiary of the Guild Group, has merged with the trustee of Australian Childcare Super Fund (ACSF), Investment Nominees of Australia, acquiring 100 per cent of the company's shares. Under the merger Investment Nominees ...

SAM picks up a Mercer principal

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2006
Simon Romijn has left Mercer Investment Consulting to take up a role with the Sustainable Asset Management Group (SAM). Romijn will join SAM as a business development manager responsible for SAM's existing Australian and New Zealand clients as well ...

Industry pleads for greater professionalism

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2006
The wealth management industry is in transition and now is the time to strive for greater professionalism, said industry identities at the opening session of the IFSA annual conference yesterday. In a panel session which neatly delved into the issues ...

GIO Insurance directors hit with heavy penalties

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2006
Three former directors of GIO Insurance were disqualified and dealt hefty fines by the NSW Supreme Court after an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigation into their dishonest and improper conduct. Geoffrey Vines, Francis ...

CommInsure rolls out sweeping upgrades - free of charge

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2006
CommInsure yesterday set about breaking away from its peers with significant - and free - product upgrades, citing a commitment to further strategic change. Introducing the "Perfect Mix" round of upgrades to a room of financial advisers, Jeffrey Scott ...