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Financial planning

4 February 2004

Invesco Australia has strengthened it’s multi-asset class team with the appointment of an assistant investment manager to the division....

Financial planning

3 February 2004

ATO and ASIC alert investors to early super release scams

Investors have been strongly warned against illegal schemes promising access to their superannuation before retirement by the Australian Securities and Investments Commis...

Financial planning

2 February 2004

LIC opens into manager to retail market

High net worth and institutional fund manager Peters MacGregor Capital Management has opened its global portfolio to retail investors for the first time through the launc...

Superannuation

2 February 2004

ASFA provides lifestyle savings goals for retirees

Retiree couples need an annual income of $43,350 to achieve a ‘comfortable’ retirement lifestyle, while singles need $32,800 according to new research released by the Ass...

People & Products

1 February 2004

United names new distribution head

United Funds Management has appointed former Equity Trustees national distribution manager Stan Bates and will now vigorously seek to grow its funds management and instit...

Financial planning

29 January 2004

FICS restructures dispute resolution procedures

The Financial Industry Complaints Service (FICS) is to implement a formal conciliation procedure for dispute resolution between its members and consumers following a succ...

Financial planning

28 January 2004

Commissions creep into corporate super

An “infiltration” of commissions into the corporate superannuation market is causing “wide-ranging and insidious side-effects” for consumers according to a statement by a...

Financial planning

27 January 2004

Mariner floats new bond product

Mariner Financial has launched its anticipated Mariner Lifestyle Bonds product, making it the first product to come out of the group’s stable since its formation in May l...

Financial planning

26 January 2004

Perpetual to lose 25 in group merger

Perpetual has moved to combine its personal financial services and investment (excluding asset management) divisions into a new single entity under one management structu...

Financial planning

26 January 2004

Van Eyk LIC closes capital raising

Van Eyk Research’s Granite Three Pillars listed investment company (LIC) is set to debut on the Australian Stock Exchange tomorrow having raised a total of $50 million....