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Guardian FP eyes risk advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... and wants to attract more risk insurance specialist advisers. The financial planning firm is using referrals to attract interest while talking to potential advisers that may join its network. Simon Harris, executive manager of Guardian Financial Planning ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... trade. "In late morning, the market's been quiet strong," Mr Leppinus said. "There's still a lot of talk and a lot of interest in Woodside, which is up over two per cent. There's a lot of speculation about what's happening with the Shell stake, so that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... eurozone inflation -- to 2.6 per cent in March from 2.4 per cent in February -- appeared to make a European Central Bank interest rate rise a certainty at its meeting next week. In London, the FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed down 0.67 per cent ...

Northern Trust lands QIC

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... is ideal for large asset managers that might be looking to outsource certain functions. We have been receiving major interest from institutional managers," said Hester. QIC, which manages $56 billion in assets, will retain incumbent custodian NAB Asset ...

SPAA rejigs board

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... technical support and practical strategies. "Louise Biti is well known in the financial planning and SMSF sectors. Her strong interest and expertise in the educational and technical aspects of SMSF advice will be of great benefit to SPAA," Long said ...

JMK rules

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... Nikkei-225 index is down only 5.1 per cent this year. Eurozone equities have done one better despite the threat of an imminent interest rate hike compounding the still unresolved sovereign debt crisis and the growth dampening consequence of severe fiscal ...

SMSFs targeted with UMA launch

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... shares, term deposits, managed funds, properties and a range of other assets. "There is no doubt that there is increased interest in the managed account space and this type of solution can be ideal for practices specialising with high net worth clients ...

S&P rates cash offerings

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
Standard & Poor's Fund Services rates 12 Australian fixed interest cash and cash enhanced offerings with Colonial First State's Wholesale Cash Fund receiving the only five-star rating. The ratings house reviewed seven cash offerings and five cash enhanced ...

Super funds to disclose pay, raise board governance: AIST

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... issue of multiple board directorship conflicts at a governance training session. MacNamara said conflicts of duty and of interest would become a big issue in the future as funds consolidate to form fewer, larger entities. "Expertise will be in high demand ...

More time needed for Stronger Super side issues: Costello

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
There is not enough time to comprehensively deal with all the issues involved in the implementation of the Stronger Super package by June, the chair of the Federal Government's working group on the super system review has told the Conference of Major ...