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Macq to expand planning base in Melbourne

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 21 APR 2008

... Victoria and Tasmania. Cleary will be in charge of all adviser key account relationships in Victoria and Tasmania. His initial focus will cover adviser education on the benefits of Macquarie's high conviction Australian equity strategy. Cleary has over ...

Aon hires Russell for FM

MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 21 APR 2008

... of investment products. Stewart Fotheringham, Aon managing director, said the relationship with Russell allowed them to focus on their fiduciary duties including developing products and maintaining client relationships. "Through partnering with Russell ...

Tower launches Accelerate

Tower Australia has launched Accelerate, an online insurance service which it claims saves advisers time and money by speeding up the underwriting process. It took two years in development and close to six months in pilot with several hundred advisers ...

S&P expands research team

MICHAEL HOBBS | FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008

... Personal Investment Services. Mark Hoven, Standard & Poor's head of fund services, said Fook would provide a strong client focus due to her experience in financial planning and wealth management research.

Retirement age must rise

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008

... deficit notwithstanding this will have to be countered by considerable tax increases. The calls also support the increasing focus on lifting Australia's economic capacity, starting with the participation rate which is now 65 per cent. Getting more people ...

Fix productivity, fix education

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 17 APR 2008

... leave sufficient time for the consolidation of understanding and knowledge." Meanwhile debate is surfacing that the renewed focus on technical trades may also be misguided because job creation rates in the professional services sector is currently running ...

Angels targeting SMEs

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008

Sub-prime pushed private equity out of the news but when it all settles down and the focus returns to building businesses, one sector that will get more attention is angel investing. Angel investors are like venture capital investors except they get ...

FinLit goes global

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008

... teachers is nearing completion and is on-track for its June 2008 launch, though it will have to compete with the increasing focus on languages that many schools are now targeting. The Foundation will also be launching the National Consumer and Financial ...

Markets down, national happiness in positive territory

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008

Despite the increasing focus on economics and financial markets, Australians don't seem much happier now than they were before, reveals the latest Australian Unity Wellbeing Report. The index, which has been operating since 2001, measures the "subjective ...

Aus planners lead the world in business practice

MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008

... and implementation." Bertino said he expected the level of practice management to improve in the US and South Africa. "The focus in South Africa has been on complying with the new regime, making sure they can do business and those that are advising in ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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