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BT Funds Management has topped the latest InTech performance survey for pooled superannuation trusts (PSTs)....

Policy & Regulation

Australians overwhelmingly support compulsory superannuation, but are furious at they way it is taxed and confused at how the system works, according to ASFA re-search....

Financial planning

A solid performance over the past four years has culminated in a $203 million net profit in the year to June 30 for Perpetual Trustees....

Financial planning

New Zealand First’s proposed compulsory superannuation scheme would act “like a big unit trust but with no fees” according to NZ First analyst Roly Metge....

Financial planning

Job prospects in the financial services and insurance sector continue to brighten....

Superannuation

Tower Life Australia hopes to raise $40 million from its new Protected Equity Bond which is being distributed direct to investors via a call centre....

Editorial

US mutual fund profits are on the rise due to tighter controls over administrative costs ac-cording to PricewaterhouseCoopers....

Financial planning

Most Australian women will have to rely on aged pensions when they retire because their superannuation fund balances are inadequate, according to a university study....

Financial planning

Beware, October is upon us! Not only is it the most volatile month for share mar-kets swings, but it was also the month when the two greatest stock market crashes took pl...

Financial planning

UK - British pension funds gave their first indication of shedding their conservative image with news that some are looking at shifting away from traditional investments ...

Superannuation

Superannuation assets grew 14 per cent in the 1998/99 financial year, with industry and retail fund assets the fastest growing market segments, according to the latest AP...

Superannuation

The retirement income streams industry is blooming. The value of its funds under management has soared over the past five years and its future looks just as bright as mor...

Financial planning

One of the great financial services debates of this decade has been whether financial planning is a profession. ...

Financial planning

Sealcorp Holdings says on-line transactions by financial advisers will grow five-fold over the next two years....

Financial planning

Australian financial planning groups have been allocated 64 million shares, or 3 per cent of the shares available, in the Telstra 2 offer....

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