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School kids should be financially literate: Commonwealth

Commonwealth Bank has awarded $350,000 to a hundred secondary schools across the country as part of their financial literacy program for young Australians. This week the group chose 100 recipients from more than 280 applications to receive $3,500 Financial ...

Too many people unprepared for retirement: Count

Count Wealth Accountants says there is a worrying trend that the 'new breed' of retirees want to 'live it up' and are not saving enough to match their lifestyle expectations. The trend comes out of the results of a Count conducted survey, which asked ...

TrailCap tracks hidden commissions

InvestSMART's new trailing commission tracking device, TrailCap, has reported $40 million in investments since the program launched in June 2005. TrailCap does not require that investors switch out of their existing funds and they do not and cannot ...

Opes Prime launches into Asia

Stockbroking firm Opes Prime is to unveil a suite of products early next year to exploit the Asian markets boom and separately, to boost its domestic presence. From its humble beginnings as a four-man team in Melbourne offering securities lending service ...

Active managers not outperforming: State Street

New research from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) reveals that active managers are not outperforming and they warn investors to be cautious about their ability to outperform. The four year research project, called the SSgA Manager Persistence Survey ...

Twin strategy needed to boost super savings: ABA

The Australian Bankers Association (ABA) has called for a twin strategy to boost retirement savings in Australia. In its presentation to a Parliamentary Committee investigating how we can boost superannuation savings among gen-X and Y, the ABA has said ...

Virgin and max in super battle for Gen-X, Y and Z

Virgin Super's aspiring grip on simple but exciting super faces serious challenge from new entrant max Super. The Melbourne-based fund launched this month provides superannuation products tailored for 25 to 40 year olds and they intend to be a serious ...

More draft FSR regulations released

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, Chris Pearce, has released draft regulations implementing a number of proposed refinements to Financial Services Regulation (FSR). The draft regulations seek to better define the distinction between retail ...

AIG Life tops list of life insurers

Being small and nimble has its advantages as according to a 2005 report detailing the amount that Australians have paid in life insurance risk products, one of the biggest premium revenue insurers this year is also one of the smallest, being AIG Life. ...

Advance AM appoints head of distribution

Multi-boutique manager Advance Asset Management has appointed Craig Mowll as their new head of distribution Prior to Advance Asset, Mowll had a similar distribution role at St George's Margin Lending and DirectShares business and is reported to have ...