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Financial Planning

Reverse mortgages better than starvation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2006
Reverse mortgage products may not be the ideal product but they are better than starvation, and if they can help someone finally fix that bathroom the quality of life benefits can be huge.

AFA conference raises $45,000 for MS research

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2006
The AFA partnership with Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia (MSRA) has already raised $45,000, enough to immediately launch a dedicated PhD research program.

Aviva snaps up Infocus stake

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2006
Aviva has acquired a 25 per cent stake in the predominantly Queensland based financial advisory group Infocus Wealth Management, adding its 30 offices and $1.2 billion in funds under administration to the Aviva financial services stable.

Slow tech roll-outs putting off tech-savvy Gen Y

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2006
A workplace planning and culture specialist has found that the slow implementation of new communications technologies by financial services providers is impeding staff performance and damaging employee attraction and retention, particularly for tech-savvy ...

ING to sponsor F1 Renault racing team

In a move that makes arguments about whether local super funds should be allowed to advertise pale into insignificance, ING Group has just announced a three year deal with the Renault Formula 1 motor racing team to be their global naming rights sponsor.

Rainmaker SelectingSuper Fund of the Year Awards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
The Rainmaker Group will hold its SelectingSuper Fund of the Year Awards on 3 November to celebrate the achievements of some of Australia's best super funds.

Magnitude opens up to private wealth

Magnitude Group has announced the opening of its Magnitude Private Wealth practice in Melbourne, set to be the first of many that will serve high net worth investors.

Enhanced platform share trade services for netwealth

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2006
Netwealth has introduced a range of enhancements to its website to enable multiple share transactions to be processed in one single client transaction.

Clearing houses need to be licensed: ASIC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2006
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced that it considers clearing houses to be financial products and operators will therefore need to be licensed.

Zurich corporate super businesses for sale

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
Zurich Australia is selling off its corporate superannuation businesses Zurich i.super_invest Superannuation (i.super) and Finium Super Master Plan, informing staff this morning that management are currently in discussions with a "number of interested ...