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AFA calls for top advisers

AFA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
Financial planning groups have until end of July to hand in their nominations for the 2010 AFA Adviser of the Year Award and the 2010 Rising Star of the Year Award by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). The Adviser of the Year Award, sponsored ...

NZ Commission gives AMP all clear

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
New Zealand's Commerce Commission has cleared AMP to buy AXA's Australian and New Zealand businesses. According to a Commerce Commission statement, the regulator considered the impact of the deal across wealth protection, retail funds management, wholesale ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher on Monday, after a positive finish on Wall Street and firmer oil and gold prices. At 0733 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index futures contract was up six points ...

Count expands lending

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
Count Financial is pushing ahead with its lending expansion plans despite calling off talks with Mortgage Choice three months ago. Andrew Gale, chief executive and managing director at Count, said given the group's practices are primarily accounting ...

Macquarie buys Rismark stake

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
Macquarie Funds Group has acquired a 53 per cent stake in Rismark, a Sydney-based residential real estate funds management and research group. MFG bought the shareholding for an undisclosed price. According to an ASX statement, MFG will provide Rismark ...

FPA sets up Treasury taskforce

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
The Financial Planning Association has established a new taskforce to respond specifically to the FPA's consultation program with Federal Treasury. The new taskforce, called Future of Financial Advice Taskforce, will be responsible for building strong ...

Tone down fund rivalry: Clitheroe

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
One of the most familiar faces in consumer finance, Paul Clitheroe, has urged super funds to reduce their fund ratings competitiveness, as these debates only exacerbate consumer confusion and impact their long-term savings. Fund ratings, including those ...

China proves resilience

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
... sustainable and it needed to consolidate. When I look at the property sector now, it's becoming increasingly interesting and I plan to revisit this sector at some point this year." As for sector-by-sector opportunities, she said that her portfolio is ...

Van Eyk loses two, names GM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
Executive changes continue at researcher van Eyk with head of distribution Brian Long and business development manager Luke Fitzgerald moving to Mercer while a former Macquarie exec joins the fold. Mercer hired Long and Fitzgerald to provide advisory ...

Fee-for-service advice made easy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
A financial services research firm has come up with a simple step-by-step process that allows financial planning dealer groups to find out the cost of providing fee for service advice. Business Health's six step process begins with determining what ...