BT Financial Group appoints Rodney Greenhalgh as Head of Retirement

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David Lees, General Manager – Super, Investments and Retirement at BT Financial Group, today announced the appointment of Mr Rodney Greenhalgh as Head of Retirement effective 6 June. Mr Greenhalgh... Read more continue reading

RBA minutes: rates on hold for now,foreign central bank investment on the rise

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Lending finance; RBA Board minutes Lending rebounds, albeit from a low base. Total lending finance rose by 7.7 per cent in March after sliding by 5.7 per cent in February. Encouragingly... Read more continue reading

AMP announces product and platform plans for the merged AMP/AXA business

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AMP Limited has completed initial integration planning for its merger with AXA Asia Pacific’s Australian and New Zealand businesses, announcing high level decisions on how it will bring the two company’s products... Read more continue reading

Future2 opens new round of grants supporting local charities

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Financial planners urged to support applications from local charities working with disadvantaged Australians   Charities helping disadvantaged young Australians are invited to apply for grants of up to $10,000 from... Read more continue reading

Principal Global Investors Central Bank Research May 2011

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Principal Global Investors’ Central Bank Research for May 2011 carefully examines the trends across the US Federal Reserve (Fed) bank and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The outlook explores... Read more continue reading

Hillross announces strategic appointments

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Hillross has completed a series of senior appointments, boosting the level of regionalised support to its network of advisers.  Hillross Managing Director Hugh Humphrey said the appointments were an important... Read more continue reading

AMP welcomes Standard & Poor’s rating upgrade

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AMP Limited has welcomed the upgrade of The National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Limited’s (National Mutual Life) rating from A+ to AA- by Standard & Poor’s (S&P). National Mutual... Read more continue reading

Home loans slump to decade lows

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Housing finance; Weekly Petrol Price; New Car Sales The number of new owner-occupier housing loans fell by 1.5 per cent to 44,968 new commitments –marking the lowest result since March... Read more continue reading

AFA issues FOFA pack in rally call to all Financial Advisers

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) today officially launched the AFA FOFA In Focus Member Pack to lead, support and inspire all financial advisers through the FOFA reforms announced by... Read more continue reading

Managers Take Different Approaches To Address Mortgage Fund Liquidity With Mixed Outcomes, says S&P

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services’ rated nine mortgage fund products as part of its Australian Fixed Interest -Mortgages sector review. The funds included six conventional mortgage funds, two hybrid funds,... Read more continue reading