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AMP launches planning course

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... Horizons Director Tim Steele said that the course was developed based on demand existing in today's marketplace, with the quality of the learning outcomes being a high priority for AMP. "There is a significant amount of face-to-face delivery in this ...

Key planners crucial when planning firms sell

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... 'marketable' a planning business is to a prospective buyer. The first three are fairly conventional, including the quality of the support staff, the product mix and platforms and what alliances and referral partners the financial planning group has in ...

Antin raises $1.5bn

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... on, which paved the road for the success of our placement," said Rauscher in a statement. The firm's team diversity, quality of current investments and a Eurozone focus, coupled with independent governance, played major roles in the fund raising success ...

Telstra Super rates high on CHOICE

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
... of 75.7 per cent in the CHOICE Super Satisfaction Survey which assess funds across a range of issues including the quality of the financial advice, fees and investment performance. Telstra scored fourth overall out of all funds, with its score over 10 ...

AustralianSuper wades into politics

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
... independents to think carefully about super policy and its impact on the average working Australian - and their eventual quality of life in retirement. "Ensuring an adequate financial future for ordinary Australians should be a priority for whoever forms ...

Top CEOs back statutory fiduciary duty for advisers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
... Ripoll Inquiry recommendation to impose statutory fiduciary duty for financial advisers is the best way to improve the quality of advice, a survey shows. The Financial Services Council/PricewaterhouseCoopers CEO Survey 2010, conducted between May and ...

APRA warns on unlisted asset valuations

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
... underlying assumptions. Among other issues, Venkatramani pointed out the importance of operational due diligence - the quality of the managers' risk management frameworks, adequacy of resources and infrastructure of the manager, and their investment ...

One in four retail fund members to switch: CHOICE

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... fund respondents and 4 per cent in public sector funds. "Ironically, a constant frustration with retail funds is the quality of financial advice members are receiving - or lack of it," said Choice spokesman Christopher Zinn, in a statement. Zinn quoted ...

Brakes on new hedge funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
The number of single manager hedge funds coming to the retail market has slowed to a trickle, according to new research. Just one new fund was rated in the Lonsec's 2010 Sector Review - Single Manager Hedge Funds compared to 10 funds last year. "The ...

Australian ESG expert claims world-first

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
... ESG research around the world. For example, under the audit, any of CAER's clients are guaranteed that the method and quality of ESG research that CAER does is consistent across the board. "It's an independent audit of what we do so it is very important," ...