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ANZ to compensate Storm victims

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
ANZ Bank has introduced a new package to compensate Storm Financial investors. According to a Slater & Gordon statement, ANZ Bank has started a Storm resolution scheme, with the law firm calling it "another important step forward in winning compensation ...

Former AMP adviser gets permanent ban

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
ASIC has permanently banned former AMP adviser Vince Aloisi of Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, from providing financial services. ASIC's action against Aloisi follows its investigation into allegations of misconduct during his employment as an authorised ...

Macq Private Wealth expands insurance team

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
Macquarie Private Wealth appoints three new insurance specialists to its wealth protection team, doubling its size. Formerly of Tower Australia, Nancy Peat brings 25 years of experience to the team in Melbourne while Lee Aylward joins the team from ...

Yen sunk but not for long

BENJAMIN ONG IS FINANCIAL STANDARD'S DAILY COLUMNIST ON THE ECONOMY  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010

Club Plus Super offers planning, opens fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010
As part of a broader strategy to strengthen its market position, industry super fund ClubPlus Super has launched a personal financial planning service and has opened its doors to the wider community by becoming a public offer fund. While there has been ...

Advisers champion responsible investing

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010
Australian financial planners can learn from their UK counterparts on socially responsible investing - as British planners, not pension funds, lead the way in ESG issues, according to an expert. Alexis Krajeski, associate director governance & sustainable ...

May the FORCe be with you

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010
Fiducian has upgraded its adviser software and the new version has increased planner productivity by as much as 50 per cent, the group claimed. Launched at the recent adviser development day in Sydney, the Fiducian Online Resource Centre (FORCe) now ...

Challenger to open redemptions on mortgage fund

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
... million, following which at least 10 per cent of the fund's assets will be made available for distribution each quarter. "If our plan is approved, approximately $850 million in total will be made available by December 2010, which will ensure the fastest ...

Unions threaten strikes with BBC pension reforms looming

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010

BNP Paribas wins legalsuper mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
Legalsuper has appointed BNP Paribas Securities Services as its custodian, replacing National Australia Bank, the fund's custodian since 2002. The appointment of BNP Paribas follows legalsuper's re-appointment in June 2010 of JANA Investment Advisers ...