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WHK appoints Mercer, Macquarie Private Wealth

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
Large accountancy firm, WHK, has appointed Mercer and Macquarie Private Wealth to provide research and execution support to the $6 billion firm while a new head of research was also named. As a result of an extensive market review, WHK appointed Mercer ...

Age Pension must be factored into retirement income

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
Australians should factor in the Age Pension when looking at their projected retirement income, according to global professional services firm, Towers Watson. "Superannuation Guarantee increases notwithstanding, the Age Pension will continue to provide ...

ANZ Wealth appoints head of practice based fin planning

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
Former BT and Commonwealth financial planning head, Neil Younger, has been named as head of practice based financial planning for ANZ Wealth. Younger's previous role was general manager for Commonwealth Financial Planning where he reported to then Colonial ...

Paragem sells dealer services to netwealth

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
Independent service provider Paragem has sold its dealer services arm to privately owned platform provider netwealth. The company said the sale would allow it to focus on growing Paragem Wholesale AFSL (PWA), "at a time when regulatory change is driving ...

DKN and Lonsdale heads leave and form BT advice unit

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
Just three weeks after leaving DKN, former chief executive Phil Butterworth, will head up a new BT advice unit along with three executives from the newly-acquired firm, including Butterworth's replacement, Mario Modica. In an email to fund managers ...

Former financial adviser gets three years jail time

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
A former Sydney financial adviser has been jailed for three years on six fraud charges. Alan Leslie Brown of Lugarno pleaded guilty in May to one count of obtaining money by deception, one count of using a false instrument and four counts of dishonest ...

Hero to Zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... a,-8 billion tranche of rescue money just a week prior. Mr. Papandreou was able to convince the Greek parliament to pass his plan that involved slashing a,-14.32 billion in public spending and raising a,-14.09 in taxes over five years. Zero. And then ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... put under IMF oversight. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose after Greece's prime minister backed away from his controversial plan for a national vote on last week's eurozone rescue package. Investor confidence was also boosted by a surprise rate cut by the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
The Australian share market was set to notch up its biggest one-day rise in four weeks at noon amid hopes that a looming confidence vote in Greece will start the country's economic recovery. Global markets also rallied on news of an interest cut by ...

SelectingSuper celebrates super powers

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... Winner: IOOF Portfolio Service Corporate Superannuation Personal Super Product of the Year - Value Winner: CareSuper Personal Plan Personal Super Product of the Year - Deluxe Winner: HESTA Super Fund - Personal Personal Super Product of the Year - Premium ...