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Morrison Carr triples adviser base

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
Sydney based dealer group Morrison Carr has tripled its number of advisers in the past 12 months despite the downward slide of the local economy. Morrison Carr, which has around $1.5 billion in funds under advice, tripled its number of advisers from ...

Time to acknowledge the best: HESTA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
... its bid to support its member base. While many super funds have moved on to boosting the profit of their investments and focus on retaining members through super choice, HESTA is an example of a fund lending its support to members and the industry it ...

Value of advice winners unveilled

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2008
... interest in the industry. "I think the interpersonal role of the financial planner is most important. I'll be trying to focus on doing a dual purpose [plan] of promoting financial planning between the students and the financial planners," he said. Piper ...

Free money can be costly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  SUNDAY, 23 NOV 2008
Inflation is out and deflation is the new black. If the prospect for falling prices becomes entrenched even free money will be expensive. Just over four months ago when crude oil reached nearly US$150 a barrel, many central bankers remained keenly focused ...

Constitution finds Clearway to Aus

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
Constitution Capital Partners, a US private equity firm, has partnered with Clearway Capital Solutions in Australia. Constitution Capital Partners (CCP) focuses on North American middle market buyout funds and direct investments. In North America, the ...

Investors gain precious metal alternative

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
Platinum, palladium and silver are all at investor's fingertips after London based exchange traded commodities (ETC) provider, ETF Securities launched four precious metal ETCs on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The firm's ETC suite includes ...

Quattro fund on ice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... Quattro Asset Management has shelved plans to launch of its capital protected structured product Vault 08 and shifted its focus to buying long short equity strategies. David Adiseshan, Quattro Asset Management executive director, said Vault 08 managed ...

Clients come first: FPA

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
... base fully in a bid to allay investor fears and aid them with their financial matters. "This is going to be a big area to focus on going in the next year and beyond, because of a range of issues including the need to engage clients in difficult times... ...

Platforms should adopt insto approach

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
... what goes into the platform." For example, platforms should not be driven by pure outright returns or an "immediate" demand focus on products flagged by advisers, but rather adopt a more institutional approach to their product choices. "In many cases ...

Responsible investments still in vogue

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... portfolios," noted RIAA. Thematic funds had more success in the past year, with $128m of new money flowing into products which focus on the themes of climate change, carbon liability, water, waste, clean energy, sustainable agriculture and sustainable ...