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Coin buys into paraplanning business

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2007
Macquarie-owned Coin Financial Planning has purchased a 50 per cent stake in the paraplanning business Outplan Outsourced Solutions. Coin managing director, Tony Graham, said the purchase reflects the shortage of paraplanners in the industry and the ...

AFS nails down Salisbury Group stake

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2007
AFS Group has finalised its 50 per cent acquisition of The Salisbury Group. Both groups will continue to operate under their individual licenses, brands and from their existing offices, but the businesses will benefit from synergies generate by the ...

REST rolls out returns to members

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2007
Public offer industry fund REST Superannuation has announced distributions of $1.7 billion to its 1.6 million members for the last financial year. "We are very pleased with this result providing a strong return for REST members. The fund has grown significantly ...

SELECT absolute return fund gets rating tick from Zenith

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2007
Select Asset Management's (SELECT) absolute return focused Select Private Equity Portfolio (SPEP) fund has been rated recommended by Zenith Investment Partners. SELECT has partnered with private equity specialist Barwon Investment Partners to help manage ...

Cuscal's customers commit for the long term

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2007
Credit Union Services Corporation (Aust) Ltd (Cuscal) has entered into long-term contracts with all its existing customers. All 117 credit unions that had partnered with Cuscal have re-signed contracts out to 2012. John Gilbert, chief executive of Cuscal ...

Austock MAs to be powered by Financial Simplicity

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
Austock Securities has chosen Financial Simplicity to provide the infrastructure for its managed accounts capabilities. The Financial Simplicity software will be implemented by Austock to power its portfolio management capabilities, including enabling ...

ASIC calls for comment on MIS liquidity

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a consultation paper proposing revised guidelines for managed investment schemes (MIS) and the liquidity responsibilities of managers. The paper addresses MIS manager responsibilities ...

UN's ESG principles gaining traction

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
The latest United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) report reveals broadly positive trends, with the majority of large institutional signatories appointing dedicated responsible investment staff and 88 per cent putting environmental ...

AGEST Super on record breaking run

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2007
AGEST Super, a public offer industry fund that targets Australian government employees, has reported a stellar financial year, with total contributions and fund assets setting new records for the fund. Contributions and rollovers to the fund for FY06 ...

Fisher Graham announces new MD

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2007
The Fisher Graham Group has appointed a new managing director. Gary Levitt joins the business as managing director, bringing over 16 years experience to the group, with roles in various functions including financial planning, distribution, business ...