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Alternative investing steadily going mainstream: JANA

Leading asset consultant JANA Investment Advisers told a press conference this week that 'alternative thinking' and 'alternative investments' are fast becoming an essential part of mainstream investing. "Increasingly, alternative investments are not ...

Coin ranked number one - again

Coin Software Pty Ltd has been awarded top ranking for the second consecutive year in Investment Trends' 2005 Competitive Analysis Report for Planning Software. The ranking comes after Investment Trends reviewed financial planning applications available ...

ASIC gets active against small companies

Financial services watchdog ASIC has ramped up regulatory actions against people misleading creditors and consumers. ASIC has announced that it has successfully prosecuted 109 company officers and imposed more than $221,000 in fines and costs in the ...

Expand FSRA to loans and property advice: CPA Aust

CPA Australia has called for the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA) to be broadened to cover consumer advice in relation to loans and investment properties. Their call is based upon consumer research they recently sponsored that found consumers want ...

Government joins push for better super education

The Federal Government has released a booklet to help improve consumer understanding of superannuation in order to allow people to make more informed financial decisions regarding their retirement savings. The publication is called Super Choices has ...

FPA refutes Virgin's view on planners

The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has come out in defence of financial planners in response to the negative comments Virgin Money aimed at the industry during the launch of its new superannuation offering. At the launch Virgin Money ...

Infrastructure remains a good investment

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2005
Australian infrastructure companies remained a good investment because of their low risk nature and predictable cash flows, a new report said today. Moody's Investor Services said despite high debt loads, infrastructure companies were sustainable within ...

Adele Lloyd to take over as Adelaide Bank chair in 2005

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2004
Adelaide Bank will appoint South Australian businesswoman Adele Lloyd as its new chair when current chairman Dick McKay retires in October 2005. Lloyd initially joined the board in 1997 but resigned in January 2000 because of business commitments in ...

Updated super admin platform hits the shelves

Superannuation and financial services software provider Financial Synergy, has today unveiled the latest version of its administration platform Acurity. "A single system solution for a variety of financial products, the Acurity software features a fully ...

S&P affirms Macquarie Bank ratings

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2004
Standard & Poor\'s today affirmed its A/A-1 counterparty credit ratings on Macquarie Bank. The ratings reflect the banks diversified business platform, strengthened earnings profile, and its strong asset quality. Its relatively broad Australia-based ...