Russell’s super administration model focused on members

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Russell introducing intra-fund advice to support its member engagement strategy More than 70 staff accepted roles to join Russell’s administration business Global financial services firm Russell Investments announced it is

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AMP and Bendigo Bank form strategic alliance

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AMP Financial Services and Bendigo Bank today announced a strategic alliance to deliver tailored AMP life insurance solutions to the bank’s 1.35 million retail customers across Australia. From October this

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Healthy trade; petrol prices to creep higher

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International trade; Job advertisements; Petrol price The trade surplus widened in August. The trade surplus rose by $603 million to $2,346 million. Exports fell by 2.4 per cent while imports

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Good inflation data to cheer Reserve Bank

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Inflation gauge The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute monthly inflation gauge rose by just 0.05 per cent in September – the lowest increase in 11 months – after lifting 0.2 per cent

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Investor Signposts: Week Beginning October 3 2010

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The big picture Next week the Reserve Bank is widely expected to lift interest rates. Interestingly if you go back just over a fortnight ago no major forecaster was expecting

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BT Super for Life tops $1 billion and saves customers $10 million in fees

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BT‟s multi-award winning super fund, BT Super for Life, has reached its first billion dollars in funds under management – proving Australians are eager to engage with their super via

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Responsible Entity licensing needs review – not just financial requirements

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While the release of a consultation paper on financial requirements for Responsible Entities by ASIC yesterday (September 30) is a positive step, more needs to be looked at to protect

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NTAA Hits Back At Criticism From the Financial Planners Association of Australia

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NTAA Hits Back At Criticism From the Financial Planners Association of Australia. More than 800 members of The National Tax & Accountants’ Association (NTAA) attending a seminar in Sydney have

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Home prices fall again in August

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House Prices The RP Data-Rismark Hedonic Australian Home Value Index – the largest property database in Australia – reported that home prices fell by 0.2 per cent seasonally adjusted terms

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Maximising the value of your business

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As we are regularly reminded by the media, we are entering a period of unparalleled intergenerational wealth transfer as the baby-boomer generation reaches retirement age. It’s also a period where

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