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AMP Capital Investors open to the public

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2006
... the focus on allowing anyone to access the funds in any way was a critical strategy, and it also gave flexibility to advisers. "A lot of planners who want to offer fee for service find it's easier to do so off-platform, so this is another route for them" ...

Budget to pave the way for better advice: Stammer

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2006
Treasurer Costello's 11th Budget will force financial advisers to focus on investments rather than taxes, attendees at an Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (ASFA) lunch were told yesterday. In his 26th ASFA post-Budget speech, leading economist ...

Super Budget benefits all around: AXA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2006
... The Federal Budget opened up promising new opportunities for clients planning their retirement and fresh options for advisers, according to AXA's analysis. Technical services manager, Lachlan Semple, said the Federal Budget was a resounding success in ...

Boomer Budget bonanza

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2006
... superannuation industry, is tailor made to boost savings from lackluster boomers while its red tape reductions should see advisers get back to actually being advisers. "ASFA's calls for greater adequacy and simplification have been heard. We are delighted," ...

Fees are going up, but it wasn't meant to be

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
... funds have costs that are 50-70 per cent lower than complex funds. And simple funds don't need automatic bundling of advisers support, which in turn lowers their distributions costs. So being not for profit helps, but it's not central. This means simply ...

$38bn VFMC bigger and better

... which will be announced by end of next month. But he hastened to point out, "In reality, we will be using a range of advisers depending on which type of investment." Adding to this, Bone also flagged that they will increase the number of their senior ...

Coin upgrades insurance software

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2006
... their businesses," said Coin Software managing director, Tony Graham. Inc's quantitative and qualitative processes allow advisers to assess and calculate future income and lump sum requirements for a client in the event of death, total and permanent ...

Lonsec, Rainmaker in software distribution deal

... Rainmaker Information, is excited by the opportunities the partnership creates. "More consumers are talking to their advisers about super funds and how to compare them. To do this properly, planners need to be armed with the best information so they ...

ING pushes harder into SME market

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2006
... $7 billion. Ross Bowden, ING executive director, made clear ING's strategy. "Our aim is to be the number one choice of advisers for employer superannuation in Australia. In 2005 we listened carefully to advisers and their clients. In 2006 we are delivering ...

IOOF to merge FP with Winchcombe Carson

... 100 per cent acquisition, Brown said it would give the combined dealer group, which will have a network of 119 aligned advisers after the merger, greater scale and more resources. Both FP and IOOF have worked closely prior to the acquisition with FP ...