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New take on old fee debate

MICHAEL HOBBS, MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... versus fixed fee debate. But how about charging performance-based fees the way a fund manager does? Tim Swift, director at Focus Financial Planning, said that would sound good in theory but not so easy in practice. "Definitely, most clients are probably ...

Olympus and Contango explore India

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
Specialist fund managers Olympus Funds Management and Contango Capital Partners have joined forces to unlock the gates of India's investment market to Australian investors. Contango recently acquired a 64 per cent stake in Olympus, an Indian investment ...

Max Super reloads for 2008

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
Online super fund max Super has revised its business model with a shift in focus towards corporate super with a revamped website due in the coming weeks. David Williams, general manager at Max Super, said the company was pleased with the personal super ...

Future Fund appoints property expert

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
The Federal Government's Future Fund has appointed Barry Brakey, co-founder of Pinnacle Property, to investment director of private markets specialising in property. Brakey has extensive experience in superannuation investment into property capital ...

Aviva offers auto re-weighting

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2008
... small transactions and re-weight the clients back to their target weighting. This allows them to automate that so they can focus on their face to face time with the end client." Barker said although there are similar auto re-weighting products in the ...

Philanthropy gets a boost at GSJBW

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
... going to continue growing," he said. McLendon, who will be based in Sydney, will work across all areas of the firm with a focus on their private wealth management and asset management teams. McLendon will assist in engaging with clients regarding the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
The Australian share market had plunged deeper into the red at noon, amid concerns of a US recession and its likely impact on global growth. At 1215 AEDT the S&P/ASX200 index was down 260.6 points, or 4.67 per cent, to 5,319.8 and the All Ordinaries ...

Financial sector holds gains: Suncorp

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
The financial sector will be the focus of Suncorp's fixed income team this year, according to the group's head of credit Peter Scobie. "There is no doubt the financial sector is under some stress and strain because they've been holding onto some assets ...

EM property posts Q4 boom

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
... Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC), said the super fund was researching property opportunities in Asia but would not focus on investments in countries posting high returns. "We take our opportunities as they come. We don't say we want to put ...

ESSSuper to offer fin planning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
ESSSuper joins a growing band of superannuation funds that are offering flat fee financial planning and accumulation products to encourage members to stay with the fund even after their retirement. Michelle Boucher, general manager of member relationships ...