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Austock improves, but remains in the red

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
Diversified financial services group Austock's full year results released yesterday outlined a marked improvement, but the company remains mired in the red, making another net loss of $5.8 million for the year ending 30 June 2010 Revenues fell 11.3 ...

Subscriber-pays ratings approach more critical: van Eyk

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
Research houses that are not paid by fund managers for their product ratings are 2.4 times more likely to critically assess the performance of those managers, said van Eyk chief executive, Mark Thomas. In a speech to the Rainmaker Marketing Symposium ...

Peering into the future

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
Paul Scully, finance author and long-time industry professional, outlined his views on the shape of the industry over the next decade, predicting bigger problems for platforms, some types of multi-manager strategies and some super funds. Scully, who ...

FSP appoints recruitment manager

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
Planning group Financial Services Partners has appointed Allan Crane to the new role of national recruitment manager. FSP said the role was created to help spearhead the dealer group's growth plans. The appointment coincides with FSP's Future Directions ...

New tech offers high data protection

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
Acronis has launched new software that offers financial planners high data recovery and non-stop backup systems while simplifying the right backup configuration to suit their needs. The Acronis True Image Home 2011 (ATI Home 2011) is now available and ...

AFA launches FOFA Working Group

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has launched the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) Working Group. "We believe the Working Group will lead the way in informing the Government on the real impact of reform on consumers, advisers, the financial ...

More wealth mgmt on web

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
Next generation investors and retirees will be relying more on the web for 'rich media' updates on how their investments are faring, said a finance technology expert. Barbara Cooke, communications director at Thomson Reuters, told the attendees of last ...

Retirement specialist joins ING from BT

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
Patrick Clarke has been appointed head of next generation products and services, a newly created position responsible for developing and implementing new products, as well as running ING Australia's e-business, which includes Money One - the front end ...

Rainmaker unveils winners of the 2010 Marketing Excellence Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
AustralianSuper, Principal Global Investors and AMP were among the winners of last night's 16th Rainmaker Marketing Excellence Awards held at the Shangri-La in Sydney. More than 160 attendees, many of whom are sales and marketing specialists in financial ...

No change in Concord strategies: Invesco

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
... Concord Capital includes chairman Richard Douglas, and portfolio managers Garry Duncan, Chris Haynes and Katrina Onishi. "Our plan is to continue with all the strategies currently managed by Concord," noted the statement. Concord's Australian equity ...