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Funds SA puts faith in property

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
... non-core unlisted mandate with Russell Investment Group's real estate division to $112 million. Funds SA chief executive, Richard Smith, said the increase reflected their confidence in the global property market and Russell's investment techniques. "We ...

Centric buys PKF

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
Centric Wealth has made its final pre-listing acquisition, purchasing planner group PKF Financial Services. The company conducts PKF's financial planning business in Sydney and Brisbane and has approximately $400 million in assets under advice across ...

Labor supports financial services export push

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
... the start of the year, including MLC chief executive Steve Tucker, to tout Australia as a financial services exporter. Richard Gilbert, IFSA's chief executive officer, said "The initiatives announced today by the Labor Party will provide an excellent ...

Shorter PDSs are go

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
... welcomed the regulations at the time, with Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) chief executive officer Richard Gilbert calling it "a sound package". Allan Kenny, general manager of product and investment strategies at Colonial First ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
... Australian Gas Markets Conference takes place. In Adelaide, BHP Billiton group manager of corporate affairs for base metals Richard Yeeles addresses the Australian Pipeline Industry dinner. The Australian sharemarket ended yesterday in positive territory ...

High net worth clients like it crystal clear

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2007
... when choosing where to park their money are product transparency and access to the underlying fund managers, according to Richard Nicholas, director of Peak Investment Partners. Speaking at the Financial Standard Best Practice Seminar Series on investment ...

QIC invests in UK pure alpha fund

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007
... London-based David Elms, previously one of the founders of Melbourne boutique Portfolio Partners. Henderson associate director Richard Clarke said: "Henderson welcomes QIC's investment as part of its groundbreaking international equity programme. This ...

AFA soft skills forum attracts 600

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007
... Sydney, Adelaide, Hobart, Brisbane and Melbourne who heard how they can develop their soft skills and grow their businesses. Richard Klipin, AFA chief executive said the forums were aimed at getting some of Australia's best advisers to talk about their ...

The miseducation on research

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2007
... this misunderstanding can lead to funds research being misinterpreted, resulting in their usefulness being diminished. Richard Cruickshank, managing director of independent property researcher PIR, said, "Most funds research is designed for general product ...

Never mind the length, look at the readability

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2007
... in 10 did not read them at all. The figures are similar to those for mortgage documents. However, IFSA chief executive Richard Gilbert pointed out PDS size - a hotly debated issue in recent times - and communicating to younger members were still major ...