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Fiducian adds advisers SMSF course

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2006
... superannuation fund training course that is currently being encouraged by ASIC on top of PS 146. Technical services manager, Scot Andrews, said that because the area is a more technical one, the extra training initiative will be undertaken to ensure ...

Depreciation changes boost property investment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2006
One of the hidden surprises in the recent Federal Budget was changes to property investment depreciation rules. According to Property Investment latest market update, "The proposal was to increase the Diminishing Value rate for depreciation on items ...

International funds on the up: Lonsec

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2006
Lonsec's large cap international equity sector review has named five funds as highly recommended as well as affirming a general improvement in the sector. The five funds to score the top highly recommended rating were the AXA Global Equity Value Fund ...

Bravura begins UK growth push

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2006
Bravura Solutions is progressing with its UK expansion plans, announcing it has been selected by UK based Nucleus Financial Group as a technology provider for a new wrap platform. Nucleus is a financial services partnership between seven UK Independent ...

Morningstar confirms buy-out of Aspect Huntley

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2006
International research and ratings house Morningstar has paid $30 million to acquire Aspect Huntley, the Sydney based market research group and owner of industry publications IFA and Investor Weekly. The announcement comes two months after Financial ...

Walter Scott Global Equity still recommended: Zenith

It's been barely a month since the sale of Edinburgh based boutique manager Walter Scott Partners (WSP) to US-based investment titan Mellon Financial for an undisclosed sum, but ratings firm Zenith has retained its recommended rating on the locally ...

Two charged over dodgy building insurance

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2006
Two men will face court over allegations they operated the Homesafe Equities builders warranty insurance business dishonestly and without proper license. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has brought charges against Victorian ...

Mellon buys Walter Scott

Financial services giant Mellon Financial has bought Edinburgh-based Walter Scott & Partners for an undisclosed sum as part of the group's move to beef up their non-US investment strategies. Following the deal, Walter Scott & Partners will join a growing ...

Director pleads guilty to ASIC allegations

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2006
A former director of Endeavour Funds Management Limited has pleaded guilty to charges of fraudulent behaviour. Scott Daniel Tracy was found to have acted improperly between 8 April 2004 and 24 April 2004 while undertaking his duties as director of the ...

Morningstar rumoured to have bought Aspect Huntley

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2006
International research and ratings house Morningstar has reputedly bought Aspect Huntley, a Sydney based market research group and owner of industry publications IFA and Investor Weekly. According to industry sources, an announcement of the deal will ...