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28 February 2011 • By Vishal Teckchandani • 1 min read

CBA launches capital-protected index fund

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has introduced a new index fund, including a capital protection component, to the market.The new fund, Capital Series ...

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Westpac adds international CFDs

Westpac Online Investing has expanded its contracts for difference (CFD) offering to include international shares, share market indices, foreign ...

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PIMCO fund earns top Lonsec rating

Research house Lonsec has awarded a highly recommended rating to fund manager PIMCO Australia's EQT Diversified Fixed Income (DFI) Fund

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Barclays remains committed to advisory market

Barclays Capital Australia denies rumours it will abandon the financial planning market.Financial services firm Barclays Capital Australia has denied ...

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We're committed to SMSF sector: Minister

The Government is seeking to raise educational standards in the SMSF sector, boost super concessional caps and maintain in-house asset rules

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New wrap targets SMSFs

The SmartWRAP SMSF will incorporate costs into the fee structure and give planners a choice of administrators.Financial-services firm ...

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Reform fatigue

The concerns of Australia's financial services industry at present are many.Participants are constantly feeling the pressure to comment on the ...

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Managed accounts offer greater control: Ryan

Perpetual's new boss Chris Ryan believes managed accounts could reassure wary Generation X and Y investors.Managed accounts could ...

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SMSF: threats to independence

There are five big threats to their independence that all SMSF auditors must learn to avoid and deal with.Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) ...

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Contribution reserves can be a good SMSF strategy

Using a contributions reserve and timing tax-payments are effective strategies for SMSFs, according to Cooper Partners.Using a contributions reserve ...

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