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Superannuation

Bumper year for Macq Financial

The bull run has certainly winged its way to Macquarie Financial Services Group which today announced a 33 per cent increase in profits for the financial year.

Associations need to raise standards themselves: Pearce

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2006
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, Chris Pearce, has played down any chance of ramping up regulation over the financial planning industry and has urged key industry associations to take raising standards into their own hands.

Advance appoints Tradewinds to manage international

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2006
Advance Asset Management has announced the appointment of Tradewinds NWQ as a new addition to manage 10 per cent of its International Shares Multi-blend Fund.

Pentacle hits the market with diversified direct property

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2006
Pentacle Property Funds Management has announced its arrival and at the same time unveiled its new unlisted diversified property fund of funds with a focus on liquidity.

AUSCOAL signs on with a burgeoning Bravura

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2006
Bravura Solutions has announced it has signed an agreement with AUSCOAL Super for the provision of Bravura's employer and member services application ePASS.

Count takes stock of SMSF and reverse mortgages

Dealer group Count has released a new self-managed super fund (SMSF) tool, SUPERCENTRAL, and added reverse mortgages to its list of recommended products.

Comm Bank hedges against rising fuel costs

The Commonwealth Bank has launched a hedging product called the Commonwealth Bank Diesel Index designed to help investors control their fuel costs.

Sydney insurance brokers to stand trial

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2006
Two former insurance brokers from Sydney based Blundell & Associates will stand trial after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) brought charges relating to fraudulent behaviour.

Independence pays for Frontier

Frontier Consulting will hire at least five more staff this year after winning the largest superannuation asset consulting contract in the country, with $28 billion State Super, thanks to its 'independent advice' business model.

Private equity real estate on FIRE for Franklin Templeton

Franklin Templeton Investments (FTI) has launched its third Fiduciary International Real Estate (FIRE) Fund, a private equity unlisted real estate investment fund called the FIRE Core Plus.