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Intelligently designed eLearning programs boost sales

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006
ELearning was once considered just a cost-cutting tool driven by human resources departments wanting to lower training costs, but if it is intelligently redesigned it can become a method of finding and retaining customers and boost customer loyalty.

Fees versus commission not an issue

The fees versus commissions debate is much ado about nothing according to an online survey which found that the majority of financial planners say it's the disclosure that counts.

AXA hits $10bn on platform but continues to build

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006
AXA's Summit platform has ridden a tide of strong sales and continued support from advisers past its milestone of $10 billion in funds under administration (FUA).

SEC hits fraudulent insurer with $790m penalty

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the US equivalent to Australia's financial services regulator the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has ordered life insurer Prudential Equity Group (PEG) to pay $790 million (US$600 ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006
Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has warned the states that their expansionary infrastructure spending policies planned for the next few years would most likely have an unfavourable outcome on interest rate movements.

DeAM chases alpha in fixed income

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006
The alpha trend has stepped neatly over to the fixed income space, with Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) being the latest fund manager to announce the roll-out of a new high yield fixed income fund.

Emerging markets can't stand alone

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
In the past emerging markets represented a free meal ticket if investors could stomach the volatility, said Pedro Marçal, senior vice president and portfolio manager at Nicholas-Applegate. Those days were gone, he said, and managers with a specific ...

Supercorp adapts software to fee transparency rules

Funds administrator software developer Supercorp Australia has upgraded its flagship software SuperVisor to enable clients to produce detailed fee information on member reports, as required by law effective July of this year.

Aussies spend $8.7bn on celebrity makeover

Financial planners may well need to start asking their clients the question, "Who is your favourite celebrity?" after a Virgin Money study found that Australians have racked up an annual $8.7 billion credit card bill to look like their movie idols.

Praemium to access UK's wealthiest through Lloyd's

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
Listed portfolio administration provider Praemium will provide services to the UK's wealthiest private investors through a new distribution deal signed with Argenta Private Capital.