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BankWest calls on UK planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
... launch a financial planning service and will sidestep the planner shortage in Australia by scoping the talent pool of its UK parent HBOS. BankWest aims to have a financial adviser in all its branches with a target of recruiting 100 planners in three ...

Women priced out of life insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2007
... death, it is frightening to realise that almost 2.5 million families are open to the risk of financial hardship if either parent died," Barnes said. "In terms of complexity and time, a woman can gain coverage with Allianz over the phone, or online in ...

Pioneer appoints head of sales

... assets for institutional clients, nearly a third of its total $380 billion in assets under management around the world. Its parent group Pioneer Global Asset Management (PGAM) is a wholly owned subsidiary of UniCredito Italiano S.p.A. Michelle Baltaz ...

The new government: what it means

Higher child care rebates, a superannuation-based 'first home owner' account and superannuation guarantee creeping up to 15 per cent are just some of the Labor party policies that could become law under the new government. Colonial First State, one ...

Super switchers fall

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2007
... great deal of confusion amongst consumers over the term 'Independent Adviser', particularly when a brand other than the parent or group name is used." It stated while consumers using advisers from AMP, AXA, ANZ, Westpac, CBA and NAB are generally aware ...

Babcock & Brown launches DIF III

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
... Besides Military Super and WA LGS, other investors were the Australian National University, Pinnacle Superannuation Fund and parent company, Babcock & Brown. The fund is a global assets fund targeting returns of more than 20 per cent net of fees and ...

Reverse mortgages not thicker than blood

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2007
Parents who use a reverse mortgage to lend funds to their children could face losing part of their pension on a technicality, said Louise Biti, head of technical services at Asteron. "Children in a great deal of debt may place pressure on their parents ...

PIS pre-empts NZ adviser surge

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
... platforms has grown to $NZD 230 million," he said. Bennetts also flagged a possible 20 per cent buyback of PIS NZ stock by the parent company. The buyback, which is subject to approval by New Zealand regulatory bodies and the Professional Investment ...

Comm Foundation partners with teachers on FinLit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
The Commonwealth Bank Foundation is partnering with Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT) to jointly run financial literacy professional development workshops for teachers. The Foundation has a long history of being involved with financial ...

On the sub-prime defensive

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
... Keen to distance themselves from the likes of RAMs and capital market volatility Wizard points out that they are funded by parent company, GE which is also triple A rated. Wizard Chairman and founder Mark Bouris said, "While non-banks were quite similar ...