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Gen Yers turn to social media for financial advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... just want to be able to make educated decisions, and that's a very healthy attitude for today's investors to have." Bernard Salt, KPMG partner, said that it will be the Baby Boomers and Gen Y that will present the biggest shift for advisers and that ...

AMP positions senior AXA staff

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
Senior members of AXA management take less pronounced roles in the restructured AMP team following court approval of the $14 billion merger. Four AXA executives make the journey to AMP, following in the footsteps of chairman Rick Allert and director ...

More tailored advice for baby boomers: Salt

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... 'one-size-fits-all' approach when serving their baby boomer clients are better positioned to grow their business, said Bernard Salt, KPMG partner. Speaking at a Challenger briefing, Salt told over 300 planners and financial services industry professionals ...

USA is going A-OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... we still have a problem!" Oh no! But as in true in most cases, you must take everything you read and hear with a pinch of salt - and in the case of central bosses, maybe two pinches. This was Big Ben's rationale when the Fed decided to unleash QE2. Does ...

Men behaving womanly

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
... improving education and lifestyle choices such as the elimination of smoking and better attention to diet," said Bernard Salt, demographics expert at KPMG. Salt said that men are making healthier lifestyle choices mainly because of the influence of the ...

Fidelity signs exclusive research deals

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... firm is raising the bar again with a new way of getting proprietary investment data. Investment professionals worth their salt would know that Fidelity is best known around the world for the number of investment analysts it has "on the ground" to source ...

Greenback weakness not all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
... So recent headlines welcoming the fall in the US dollar as a sign of better things to come should be taken with a grain of salt. That is if Americans can still afford salt once their currency goes into freefall.

CBA launches capital protection funds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has launched a new capital-protected investment, Capital Series Compass, which offers investors a choice of two investment themes - an Australian share market or Australian/Hong Kong blend. The Capital Series Compass offers ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... Woolworths Ltd chief executive Roger Corbett addresses an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia event. KPMG's Bernard Salt speaks at an Invest Brisbane breakfast briefing. The Australian International Financial Reporting Standards (AIFRS) Compliance ...

Comm Bank opens cap protected product

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
Commonwealth Bank has launched a capital protected investment product, Capital Series Australia II. The product provides two strategies; one gives investors total capital protection at maturity, with the potential for up to 80 per cent capital growth ...