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Pentacle expands distribution through planning groups

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2006
Pentacle Property Funds Management has entered into strategic partnerships with a suite of financial planning groups in a move towards widening distribution for Pentacle products.

Rainmaker's CompareOnline now compares 385 super funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2006
Rainmaker's CompareOnline super fund comparative web software for financial planners and super funds now compares 385 funds representing 18 million members and $460 billion in assets.

KiwiSaver appoints default providers

AMP, AXA New Zealand, ING (NZ), TOWER, Mercer Human Resource Consulting and ASB Group have been named the six default providers ready to accept members under New Zealand's KiwiSaver scheme to launch in July next year.

AAA and Questus marching to the same drum

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
Adelaide based AAA Financial Group and Western Australian based Questus Capital have entered into a strategic partnership to streamline back office and support functions and establish one of the country's largest non-aligned planner networks.

Top insurers join with IFF to help with mental health

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
The job of a super fund trustee is to help boost retirement savings and one way to do this is do help members live long enough to spend it, which is why the Industry Funds Forum (IFF) mental health campaign is so important.

Super tax changes could boost SMSFs: MultiPort

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
Multiple super accounts may seem inefficient, but for others they are actually a legitimate strategy if properly implemented.

HOST-PLUS is Money Magazine's best of the best

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
HOST-PLUS has won the Money Magazine Best of the Best super fund award for 2007.

Courts continue to unwind Westpoint mess

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
The Federal Court has ordered the winding up of 14 companies associated with Norman Carey and the Westpoint group.

Awards to recognise the best in life insurance

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Plan For Life have launched the Life Insurance Company of the Year Product and Service Quality Awards 2006.

NSW Bookmakers and Perpetual top super tables

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2006
The latest Rainmaker/SelectingSuper Performance Tables have revealed continuing strong returns for default and Australian shares options for super funds, with NSW Bookmakers topping the default options scorecard and Perpetual leading the pack in Australian ...