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Lookin' good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
... to Two-Year High; Societe Generale Gains East Europe Recovery Reaches Households, Accelerating Growth BOE Maintains Bond Plan as Economy Sustains Momentum Pimco Raises U.S. Economic Growth Forecast on 'Massive' Stimulus U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Fell ...

Avoid AMP Aussie shares fund: Morningstar

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
Morningstar has rated the AMP Capital Australian Shares fund as 'avoid', citing instability in the investment team and high staff turnover as key reasons to the fund's rating. In a research note to advisers this morning, research house Morningstar said ...

Count sees earnings up 20pc next year

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
Planning group Count Financial has issued strong guidance for the next financial year, expecting its earnings per share to rise by some 20 per cent. The numbers look even better once the impact of a one-off revaluation of its holding in soon-to-be listed ...

Praemium plans Australian Sharia service

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
Praemium will launch an Australian Sharia-compliant service in the next quarter after working with the Islamic Bank of Britain to introduce the UK's only Sharia-compliant retail Discretionary Portfolio Service. Praemium, a financial portfolio administration ...

Insurance platforms highly preferred: report

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
Some 80 per cent of advisers use platforms to write risk advice, according to latest figures from Investment Trends research. This goes against the theory that many advisers are threatened by Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, with platforms ...

Adviser Toolbox free for planners

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
New planning website, Adviser Toolbox, taps imminent regulatory reforms to appeal to planners. The group, owned by boutique financial planning business Iplanner, was created by advisers, paraplanners and software technicians as an efficient online financial ...

Transition mgmt takes centre stage

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
The wave of consolidation sweeping through the not-for-profit superannuation sector is putting transition management firmly back in the spotlight for next year. Last month, Health Super announced that talks were underway with First State Super to create ...

Astarra director faces five years jail, $220k fine

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
... alleged, among other things, that Richard was involved in causing the Astarra Strategic Fund and the Astarra Superannuation Plan to place investor monies in overseas hedge funds, in circumstances where he would personally receive a significant portion ...

UniSuper expands advice as member demand rises

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
UniSuper plans to expand its financial planning service next year after better-than-expected demand, with thousands of members using it to get general advice while around 700 requested tailored financial plans. UniSuper Advice, launched last December ...

ASIC bans adviser for misleading conduct

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
ASIC has banned financial adviser Jenny Tu Quyhn Tran of Naremburn for five years for misleading conduct and deceptive client relations. ASIC has called the actions of Tran "deliberate and likely to mislead", and that she showed a lack of compliance ...