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Gov to refine FSR by year end

... operation of the Financial Services Regulation (FSR) framework. Disclosure and retail/wholesale client distinction are areas of focus in the proposals. In terms of disclosure Pearce said the Government was looking at improving the flexibility of the ...

Australian Wealth Management posts modest debut results

... to $30.4 million. According to managing director Andrew Barnes the company was ahead of where it expected to be and would focus on growth in wealth management and estate planning industries to meet its full year profit forecasts. "We certainly are optimistic ...

James Fielding awarded two industry super fund mandates

... infrastructure fund investing in sustainable forestry related assets with a target capitalisation of $300 million. The fund's primary focus is to acquire land holdings and interests in land with forestry or forestry based rental income streams. These ...

Standard & Poor's rates CSAM and Vanguard offerings

... bias and the portfolio is not a pure passive index fund," says Standard & Poor's fund analyst Ken Ostergarrd. The fund's focus on dividend paying shares with franking credits and monthly distributions is suited to lower tax bracket investors requiring ...

Market wrap

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2005

Australian shares are likely to head lower in morning trade after hefty falls on Wall St overnight. U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday with the blue-chip Dow average and the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index both sliding about 1 percent amid unconfirmed ...

Fidelity continues to expand

... in Melbourne and will support Fidelity's relationships with both intermediary groups and financial planners. Smyth will focus on identifying product opportunities, leveraging Fidelity's global and local investment capabilities. Smyth was previously with ...

Market wrap

AAP | TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2005

The Australian stock market is expected to open stronger today with a healthy overnight lead from Wall St. U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday as optimism generated by some big merger news and the April sales of McDonald's Corp. helped Wall Street's ...

David Clarke to chair Bluestone

... decision to join the Group will substantially deepen the levels of experience within the business, and allow us to continue to focus on our expansion." In response to his own appointment Clarke says, "I am very impressed by the way in which the management ...

Tower finalises top team with PIS MD

... alongside the strong risk business Tower has in the Australian market. Despite this strong place in risk Minto says Tower would focus on investments as a complementary business and that Tower has $2.7 billion in funds under management (FUM) and $0.5 ...

BT buy finally pays off for Westpac

The BT Financial Group (BTFG) acquisition is finally paying off for Westpac, which has just reported an increase in cash earnings for its investment management arm of 33 per cent to $124 million over the 12 months to end March. Profit on operations ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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