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New Count chief talks products

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
Newly-appointed chief executive of Count Financial, David Lane, is already planning new products and services for Count members with a keen eye on SMSF market access. Count Financial was officially acquired by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) ...

Not looking good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... about "a strong and committed response". Where are the specifics? What's the plan of action? There's none! At least, the Big O is seen to be doing something (he needs to, his second term depends on this). US President Obama proposed a US$450 billion ...

Greed is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
"I started a joke, which started the whole world crying..." -Bee Gees Just when the Fed appeared to have quieted things down, someone screamed, 'boo'. And in the current jittery state the financial markets are in - investors will shoot first and ask ...

Praemium appoints new CEO as platform business booms

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
Portfolio administration and separately managed account technology provider Praemium has appointed Michael Ohanessian as its new chief executive officer, replacing Arthur Naoumidis who has taken up a consultancy role with the company. Having founded ...

Bendigo Wealth expands, restructures with seven senior appointments

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
Bendigo Wealth has restructured to prepare for the future of financial advice reforms with a raft of new appointments and new products on the way. The wealth management arm of the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, officially launched in April, has taken a ...

Equities don't work in retirement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
High equity weightings in accumulation superannuation are unsuited to retirement funds, presenting a big opportunity to life offices and super funds to create products that mimic the age pension. Jeremy Cooper, former head of the Superannuation System ...

Trust Company eyes personal touch to build on growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
Trustee services provider the Trust Company is aiming to overhaul its technology and IT systems to help increase engagement with personal clients after reporting a 13 per cent annual rise in EBITDA. Chief executive officer John Atkin attributed the ...

Gen Yers turn to social media for financial advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
Generation Yers are seeking advice much sooner than their parents, but not always from the usual sources, with around 33 per cent using social media for financial advice. Based on a survey of 963 adults aged between 21 and 80 years, conducted by TD ...

Bad news bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
ave the grizzlies driven the dip buyers away? Americans came back from their President's Day holiday and saw that nervy days are back again. The S&P 500 index dropped by 2.1 per cent overnight - its biggest in 6 months - and the VIX or "fear index" ...

Trouble not terribly troubling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
Dip buyers are coming out on top in the current financial market stakes. Perhaps they're even secretly hoping for a repeat of that 1.8 per cent one-day drop in the S&P 500 index late last month - back when Egyptians first tried to prise Pharaoh Mubarak's ...