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Superannuation

SEQUAL anoints MIAA reverse mortgage training

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2006
The Senior Australians Equity Release Association of Lenders (SEQUAL) has endorsed the Mortgage Industry Association of Australia (MIAA) as its first accredited reverse mortgage education provider.

Navigator names its top five Aussies

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2006
Navigator Research has revealed its top five Australian equity funds and has included three more boutique managers this year.

Interest rate rise bad news for super contrib increase proposals

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2006
So much for the campaign to boost national savings, as interest rates rise, inflation jumps, petrol price rises and surging cost of bananas push most middle-income consumers backwards.

Tasplan reappoint Mercer

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2006
Mercer investment consulting has been reappointed by Tasmanian based industry fund, Tasplan, as their asset consultants following a six month tender process.

Mirvac to build houses for golf lovers

Property giant Mirvac Group has signed up an acquisition and development agreement to develop a $120 million residential block overlooking the Greg Norman-designed Brookwater Golf Course near Brisbane.

Asgard makes shares easy through E*Trade

Asgard Wealth Solutions has chosen online broker E*TRADE Australia to power the platform's shares transaction and settlement services.

Vanguard says volatility points to indexing

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2006
If you are looking for your cash plus returns back in a year's time, then roll the dice but Vanguard doesn't want to know about it. If you are serious about a genuine long-term horizon, though, then indexing is a better than average bet.

AMP caught on conflicts

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2006
AMP Financial Planning has been pulled up by the regulator for giving 300 clients unnecessary or inadequate super switching advice and having inadequate conflicts of interest procedures in place.

Centro grows on virtues of diversification

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2006
Centro Property Group's direct property trusts have continued to outperform and the group is not only trumpeting their performance figures but the diversification benefits on offer.

First Capital and Explorer to launch SMSF wrap 'OzSuper'

ASX listed finance group First Capital is set to acquire separately managed account (SMA) provider Explorer Group for $14.6 million and launch what it claims is the first self-managed super fund (SMSF) wrap in the country.