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Financial Planning

It's all about value and risk: Tyndall

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2007
Stock picking opportunities are less apparent in the current market environment, meaning investors should be focusing on finding value and managing risk, according to Tyndall's head of retail, Craig Hobart.

Good times to keep rolling for investors

Perennial Investment Partners' monthly Investors Index has found that April was an excellent month for investors in property and shares.

Baby boomers not so super informed

Millions of Australians are missing out on the benefits of the new super legislation after a study found that 70 per cent of those who could take advantage of the reforms don't know the new rules exist.

Advisers want transparency from licensees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
Adviser groups charging their franchisees too much is forcing practices to consider switching groups or whether they should set up on their own, said Darren Wise, managing director of Financial Planning Services Australia (FPS).

Centric rolls out mat for expats

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2007
Centric Wealth has opened an Expatriate Services division aimed specifically at Australians living abroad, those heading overseas or those returning home.

ASX200 option for legalsuper

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2007
Legal sector super fund legalsuper has launched a new ASX200 investment option, giving members the opportunity to invest up to 50 per cent of their super in top 200 listed companies.

Billion dollar baby

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2007
Forget oil or dotcoms, the best way to make money fast is hedge fund management, according to Alpha magazine's top 25 rankings of hedge fund earners, with 2006 winner James Simons personally pulling in a staggering US$1.7 billion.

Carbon trading gets competitive hedge

Hedge fund giant Man Investments has released a new report revealing carbon trading markets as the next frontier for the hedge fund sector.

Innovation index ranks finance and insurance second

The inaugural findings of the country's innovation index reveal the finance and insurance sector as the second most innovative industry behind to the wholesale trade sector.

Gap between DB and DC pension payouts widens

A new study has found that members of defined contribution (DC) pension plans in the UK are likely to receive 42 per cent less than their counterparts with defined benefits (DB) schemes.