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Super escapes budget knives

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
Generally positive reactions by wealth managers to the second Rudd-Swan federal budget indicate the industry increasingly knows its place in the political landscape. Driving the mooted reaction is how kind the Treasurer Wayne Swan was to the superannuation ...

APRA calls for IT risk submissions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... the regulator expects to issue a final version of the PPG later in the year. Examples of IT risks can be found across the wealth management industry. In December last year, a Sydney based super fund issued a statement noting there had been a tax error ...

Australian RMBS gains appeal

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
... Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) market, according to Merrill Lynch. Chris Selby, head of Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management in Australia, has flagged Australian RMBSs as the next flavour of the investment market among local investors ...

Netwealth adds tech services manager

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
The netwealth group appointed former Genesys Wealth Advisers executive, Keat Chew to head of technical services, as part of a strategy to develop a technical services division. This is the first time the group has hired a technical services manager. ...

Govt continues to target high income HHs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... campaign in response to the policy shift, notwithstanding underinsurance is a major issue that has long unified all sectors of wealth management in Australia. The Federal Opposition has criticised the government for penalising high income earners, but ...

BNY Mellon boutiques win mandates

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... Walter Scott, based in Edinburgh. Each mandate will be benchmarked to the MSCI Kokusai index. Both asset managers offer a wealth of investment experience. Newton has been managing global mandates for 30 years and applies a single portfolio approach to ...

Finovia opts for Select

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
Select Asset Management has scored a portfolio management mandate from new wealth management firm, Finovia Pty Limited. Finovia, a Melbourne based wealth management and strategic financial advisory business established last year appointed Select as ...

AFA calls for remuneration choice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
... that its membership should move to a fee for advice model by around 2012 distracts the market from bigger issues such as wealth protection and insurance. Klipin's concerned that banning commissions could make comprehensive financial advice unaffordable ...

Mercer wins NGS Super mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
... help us expand our range of services to members so they can make informed decisions about their retirement savings and wealth management," he said. NGS Super also hopes to ramp up its financial literacy programs as a result of Mercer coming on board. ...

Baby boomers hang on to investments

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
... retirement begins, particularly with the Baby Boomers who are becoming more and more educated about how they can maximise their wealth into retirement and beyond," he said. The Retire Ready study was conducted in March using a sample of 392 respondents ...