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Superannuation

FCA levels insurance field for DIY funds

Family Care Australia (FCA) has teamed up with MetLife Insurance to provide self-managed super funds (SMSFs) group insurance products at fees on par with that of large employer and industry funds.

ASIC charges two over $14.5m fraud

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2006
Two men, one a former ANZ Bank employee, have appeared in court on multi-million dollar fraud charges following an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigation.

AWM streamlines admin through Supercorp

Australian Wealth Management (AWM) Limited has selected Supercorp to be their exclusive small APRA funds (SAF) administration platform, thanks to the latter's end-to-end administration technology.

BT Wrap makes corporate actions and IPOs easier

Advisers can now participate in corporate actions and IPOs for up to 100 of their clients at a time with just a single click of a button after BT Financial tweaked its wrap platform to power a new adviser service.

Self-employed have different banking and investment needs

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
Do self-employed people need different types of banking and investment products? Probably, if the statistics from GE Money are to be believed.

Skandia ranks number one for BDM service

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
Skandia is the number one ranked platform for BDM support and service, according to the latest Assirt Service Level Survey.

SFE claims first ASX scalp

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
The merger that was once touted as a fait accompli took an interesting turn yesterday as Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) shareholders moved to oust their chief executive, Tony D'Aloisio, in order to win support for what has become a stalled merger with ...

Mortgage broker arrested

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
A former mortgage broker has been arrested and charged following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).

FPA CEO formally signs on

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) announced that Jo-Anne Bloch has formally stepped into the role of chief executive officer after her appointment was announced in March.

OptiMix adds geared version of MTM fund

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
ING Australia's multi-manager OptiMix has launched a geared version of its Australian equities fund that it says is aimed at superannuation funds looking for mid to long-term investments with greater leverage but less volatility than single manager funds.