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E*TRADE picks up HSBC Stockbroking

ETRADE Australia (E*TRADE) has paid $51.3 million for HSBC Stockbroking in a deal that adds 40,000 accounts to the group and increases its market share by 6.54 per cent. E*TRADE's chief executive, Brett Spork, said this is the company's first acquisition ...

A new frontier in asset consulting

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2006
... "There are a lot more negative screens," she said, adding that they are also seeing "copycat" managers, "which means we focus more on people and ownership structure." "Very little is proprietary anymore, so we look more at the people and at the ownership ...

Platforms: here today, gone tomorrow

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2006
... "There are a lot more negative screens," she said, adding that they are also seeing "copycat" managers, "which means we focus more on people and ownership structure." "Very little is proprietary anymore, so we look more at the people and at the ownership ...

Walter Scott Global Equity still recommended: Zenith

... access to Mellon's information resources, risk management systems and other operational systems. In other words, it can now focus purely on investing. Another plus is that Mellon will use its sales and marketing muscle to support WSP, which Zenith thought ...

INVESCO global funds back to four stars

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2006
INVESCO has had the ratings on its Global Matrix Funds reinstated to four stars by Navigator Research, after the funds were placed on hold due to staff departures. Navigator said it originally placed the funds on hold due to two of the three member ...

Bravura set to fire with ASX listing

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2006
Superannuation software solutions and consulting group Bravura Solutions is seeking to raise around $40 million through an Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) listing and has just lodged a prospectus with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

SA based Prescott expands into Sydney

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2006
South Australian based wealth management and stockbroking firm Prescott Securities is expanding into New South Wales with the opening of a Sydney office in July. Prescott's chief executive officer, David White, said the move will help further expand ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2006
... MOnday, base metal, oil and precious metal markets were untraded, as were stock markets. As a result, investors are likely to focus on domestic issues today, with volume expected to be light. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index ...

US property giant signs up for Aussie expertise

RMR Advisors, a Boston-based real estate giant with $16 billion in funds under management, has appointed specialist property manager MacarthurCook as their local eye on Asia-Pacific real estate securities. RMR and MacarthurCook have created the RMR ...

Fiducian's $1bn platforms build on stellar 2005

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2006
... platforms is a great milestone for Fiducian and a tribute to our administration processes. Our consistently high standards and focus on adviser satisfaction and personal service are now paying dividends." Singh added that the continuing strong performance ...