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Planners struggle to sell practices as values fall

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
Financial planners are finding it harder to sell their practices this year and business values have declined, thanks to legislative uncertainty, according to industry valuation firm Radar Results. The consulting firm said requests for valuations on ...

APRA puts spotlight on super

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
APRA's latest annual report sheds light on some of the challenges facing the superannuation industry, including liquidity management and the valuation of unlisted assets. The regulator said liquidity management remains a lingering problem for many super ...

AUSCOAL Super chief wins award

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
Bruce Watson, the head of the super fund billed as one of the top 50 employers in Australia, was named the 2010 Fund Executive of the Year for his achievements in superannuation. The award was handed last night in a dinner reception by the Fund Executive ...

Van Eyk strengthens investment team

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
Financial planning research and ratings firm van Eyk has promoted several staff members and hired new senior executives following a year of key departures at the firm. As reported in Financial Standard last month, Jeff Hall joined as general manager ...

Instos switch $100bn mandates

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
More than $100 billion of assets changed hands last year as institutional investors dump poor performing fund managers, re-negotiate fees and exploit asset class-specific opportunities, a new report found. Mercer has released its 2009 Global Manager ...

Navigator tops best platform list

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
Navigator has been named the highest-rated platform for overall functionality - beating FirstWrap, Macquarie Wrap and Asgard eWrap, according to a new report. Navigator won the title for 2009, after many years of "steadily rising up through the rankings" ...

Citi and GSJBW win ESG awards

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
Citi Investment Research & Analysis has been voted the best ESG broking firm and Andrew Gray from Goldman Sachs JBWere was recognised for his report on ethics and culture at the ESG Research Australia Awards. Last night's awards represented the first ...

Pensions fail to direct manager voting

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
The majority of investment managers say they vote most of their pension fund clients' proxies at their own discretion - without instructions or guidance from their clients. New research from the Shareholder Association for Research and Education showed ...

Australian Ethical taps global smart energy

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
Fund manager Australian Ethical has repositioned its International Equities Trust to focus on global smart energy. The trust has always invested in renewable energy, recycling, efficient transport and other smart energy companies in previous years but ...

Planners forced to rewrite succession plans

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
Ongoing regulatory reviews are casting a shadow on the succession plans of financial advisers due to retire in the next few years, placing a big question mark on how they can value their business. Craig Meldrum, national manager in technical services ...