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Fortnum ready to recruit advisers after ANZ stake buyout

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... multi-million dollar deal was a collective effort, with around 80% of Fortnum's 28 practices and 87 financial planners raising money to complete the buyout. However, ANZ will continue to provide dealer-to-dealer services to Fortnum. Fortnum executive ...

Tit-for-tats and all that jazz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... to Asia over Siberia could be banned". Obviously, the aim here is to erode European airlines' competitive advantage by raising fuel costs because they would have to take the long cut into and from Asia. According to Russian aviation consultant Boris ...

Folkestone acquires land for planned community

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
... $18.25m. Folkestone will retain a co-investment of 20% of the Fund ($3.65m) following completion of the third party capital raising which will commence after the PSP has been approved by the Minister.

AFA Excellence in Education state winners announced

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... Management. The Award recognises advisers that continually invest in their staff and business, themselves and invest in raising professional standards through education. Head of Campus AFA Nick Hakes said higher education was one of the keys to delivering ...

'As expected' changing expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... its dual mandates - maximum employment and price stability - and therefore, expectations for when the Fed first starts raising rates might be being brought forward. Whether this change in expectations continues to be the new normal depends on what the ...

New PJC inquiry will "close the loop" on consumer protection

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... standards. "That closes the loop on the consumer protection mechanism," Rantall told Financial Standard. The FPA advocates raising financial advisers' education standards, and Rantall said that "at a point in time, there needs to be an appropriate degree ...

ASX agrees to changes after ASIC review

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... or unauthorised company announcements and ensuring that small to mid-cap entities comply with newly introduced capital raising rules, ASIC said in a media release. With regards to clearing and settlement, ASX will update internal processes to separately ...

BT asks for full adviser disclosure to consumers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
BT Financial Group chief executive Brad Cooper said raising adviser education standards is not enough and demanded that consumers be able to get full access to information about all Australia's financial planners. "Education is critical but assessed ...

Life's a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... be had if the current financial market sell-off continues. Certainly, the Fed's "considerable period" before it begin raising interest rates would become even more considerable and/or it might slow/stall tapering or even increase purchases - "asset purchases ...

New Investors Mutual LIC gets rating and platform approval

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... which are predominately financials and resource companies." QVE's offer period is open from now to 8 August, 2014 with a raising target of between $100 and $200 million. The issue has been arranged through CBA Equities who are also one of the joint lead ...