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Symantec turns compliance into revenue

As the financial services industry continues to grapple with rising compliance-related spend, software giant Symantec has announced plans to develop IT solutions that will turn what is traditionally a cost burden into a profit-generating investment. ...

BT Wrap blasts through $25bn

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
BT Financial Group has announced a huge 39 per cent hike in funds under administration for its BT Wrap, taking the headline figure to $25 billion. For the 12 months to June 2006 BT announced a 39 per cent jump in funds under administration, a 45 per ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
Following the 178 recommendations of the Productivity Commission Taskforce on how the government might reduce bureaucratic problems associated with the administration of the GST and FBT, Treasurer Costello has announced that 158 of the recommendations ...

Economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
Prime Minister John Howard has announced a range of measures aimed at easing the impact of the fuel crisis bought about by rising crude oil prices, tensions in the Middle East and the increasing demands by the industrial expansion in China and India. ...

Mergers deliver cost savings to members

Vision Super and CARE Super may have abandoned plans to merge but those who took the leap, such as AustralianSuper and AUSCOAL Super, are enjoying big savings from merging their operations. Speaking at the annual Fund Executives Association (FEAL) conference ...

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 ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2006
In response to widespread community concerns about the cost of fuel the Federal Government is considering offering a $1,000 subsidy to motorists willing to convert to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) which is estimated to cost about $1 billion a year. ...

Man and Eurex seal derivatives future

Man Group plc, one of the world's largest futures brokers, and Eurex, the world's largest derivatives exchange, are to join forces and design the next generation of listed derivative products. The two companies have announced they will work together ...

Sherry wins Labor votes with simple super plan

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2006
... consolidation of lost super through people's tax file numbers, which now accounts for $5.4 billion. Sherry also addressed the issue of red tape for employers, saying a Labor government would facilitate extra voluntary employee contributions, with all ...