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AFA unveils policy committee

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
The Association of Financial Advisers Limited (AFA) has announced the launch of a new committee to work with the Government and the regulator, ASIC. The Committee brings together AFA members and broader industry experts to work on key issues facing ...

Strike equities now: JANA

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
Leading consultant JANA is advising its clients, which control a combined $135 billion in assets, to pump funds back into domestic and international equities while the markets are trading near record lows. JANA, which advises 71 institutional clients ...

Clients duck for income cover

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
Australians are taking out income protection in droves as uncertainty from the economic slowdown hits home. Professional Investment Services managing director Grahame Evans said figures from the latest Risk Distribution Monitor Survey showed the level ...

Stanford slashes costs to save endowment

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
The $27 billion Stanford University endowment fund has slashed and frozen salaries, trimmed staff numbers and tightened its budget as its portfolio shrinks by 25 per cent. In a recent media statement, Stanford said it planned to cut close to $156 million ...

Planners tune in to ETFs

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
Over the next decade, exchange traded funds (ETFs) could put management fees of many Aussie fund managers under pressure - marking ETFs as the next boom market for fee-for-service planners. Bruce Baker, director of Queensland-based Puzzle Financial ...

Gold will rally, bonds thrive: BlackRock

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
Resources are set to underperform, gold prices rally and Australian bonds outperform their US counterparts - these are a few of BlackRock's top 10 market predictions for 2009. According to David Hudson, head of investment strategy and asset allocation ...

RBC Dexia tops custody survey

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
RBC Dexia Investors Services has won the number one spot for best global custody provider in three categories, according to a recent industry survey. RBC Dexia was ranked the top provider of global custody services in the UK, Canada and the "rest of ...

Twenty new topics for NGS Super

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
The $2.65 billion NGS Super is helping members tackle financial literacy barriers with extra modules and 20 new topics added to its interactive online program. NGS Super's 'Take Control of Your Finances' program aims to help members manage money better. ...

AFA hits back at fee-for-service report

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
The Association of Financial Advisers has criticised the small sample size of a recent Rice Warner Actuaries report that highlighted Australians risk paying 13 times more for commission-based advice versus fee-for-service. Richard Klipin, chief executive ...

GSJBW appoints co-CEO

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
Simon Rothery has been appointed co-chief executive of Goldman Sachs JBWere. In an email circulated to GSJBW staff yesterday, Stephen Fitzgerald, co-chief executive of the company announced the appointment of Rothery. Rothery replaces ex-co chief executive ...