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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 ...

TWUSUPER throws weight behind alternatives

TWUSUPER has cast tradition aside and has increased its asset allocation to 'alternatives' from 3 per cent to more than 25 per cent, with plans to spend at least $500 million in the asset class. After a comprehensive investment review done with Mercer ...

McPlanning: CBA unveil first one stop shop

... capture the average passer by on the street. The shop offers financial planning advice, ranging in price from $220 for a basic plan to $1650 for more comprehensive plans and also offers customers a Commsec specialist, to open trading accounts, and an ...

JBWere launches Aussie infrastructure fund

... concentrating on valuation stocks first, and yield second. He added, "One way is to pick on yield alone - we would rather look at basic valuation and make that the cornerstone, but when we do that we must make sure that it also has acceptable and attractive ...