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Financial planning

30 October 2002

Macquarie Margin Lending has moved to make its margin lending facility more accessible to investors by increasing its available funding and its number of approved shares....

Funds management

29 October 2002

Sagitta aims for increased appeal with hedge fund changes

Sagitta Wealth Management has introduced changes to the Sagitta Rothschild Global Return Fund in an attempt to improve its liquidity and accessibility....

Financial planning

28 October 2002

Aussie babies come with $448,000 price tag

Though they might often be seen as a cute addition to the family, children are also an extremely heavy financial burden for Australian parents, leaving families in need o...

Financial planning

24 October 2002

Super funds to bite into planner’s pension clients

Financial advisers are in for a tough time over the next five to ten years, as pension products offered directly through industry superannuation funds take a larger slice...

Financial planning

22 October 2002

…as Challenger fund passes $2 billion mark

Challenger International’s flagship fund, the Howard Mortgage Trust, has seen its assets under management rise to more than $2 billion, placing it in the top 10 largest m...

Funds management

17 October 2002

MLC ditches Perpetual from Aussie equities

MLC has refined its Australian equity strategy, terminating Perpetual Investment Management and appointing DFA Australia Limited (Dimensional)....

Financial planning

16 October 2002

IML closes door on small cap fund

Boutique fund manager Investors Mutual Ltd (IML) will close off its Australian Smaller Companies Fund at the end of the month, in line with a desire to remain small and f...

Financial planning

16 October 2002

Industry licence is Now’s time for change

Now Financial Services is attempting to migrate all multi-agents who use the financial planning dealer group across to broker representatives, a process it aims to comple...

Financial planning

16 October 2002

Life industry faces bumpy ride in 2002

The latest KPMG Insurance Industry Survey has predicted that 2002 will be a tough year for the life insurance industry, due mainly to weakening equity markets causing inv...

Financial planning

16 October 2002

Lifestyle employees plead guilty and jailed

Two Melbourne men associated with the failed Lifestyle property group have been sentenced to a total of seven years jail after pleading guilty to charges brought by the A...