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Superannuation

Perpetual profits roll on with product roll-outs

Listed fund manager Perpetual has boosted operating profits by 13 per cent after tax for the 2006 financial year to $131.5 million and has announced a dividend up 25 per cent on the previous year.

Super changes drive up bottom line: Rice Walker

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
Rice Walker Actuaries believes that recent proposed changes to the superannuation industry being pushed through by the Howard Government will drive accumulated assets up 16 per cent above previous estimates by the year 2020.

Simpler super will promote savings: Dutton

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
Simplifying our superannuation system, and keeping it simple, will make it easier for people to engage with their super, boosting confidence and promoting savings.

BT Wrap blasts through $25bn

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
BT Financial Group has announced a huge 39 per cent hike in funds under administration for its BT Wrap, taking the headline figure to $25 billion.

Big gaps in performance between managers

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
Morningstar's league tables for the year ending 30 June 2006 showed strong performances, but a wide spread, in large cap managers, while value managers continued to struggle.

A man is not a financial plan: MASU

A small financial services outfit, MASU group, is leading the charge in providing women with education on matters close to the heart and the hip pocket.

AustralianSuper moniker confusion

A battle may emerge over the use of the moniker 'AustralianSuper' with almost identical names being registered and similar logos appearing on two funds' websites.

Migrating a UK pension easier with good advice

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
The UK is still our biggest source of inward migration, yet many UK migrants still need help sorting out how to transition their UK pensions into Australia.

St.George to re-hire lenders as contractors

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
In move that would provoke uproar if applied to financial advisers, St.George Bank will offer to transition some of its non-branch mortgage sales force in Queensland, Western Australia and Victoria to independent contractors restricted to selling only ...

FinLit Foundation goes back to school

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
The Financial Literacy Foundation's plan to introduce useful curriculum into schools is about to take its next step with a series of grassroots consultations with teachers around Australia.