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Merged planning group to meet new client needs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
Three AMP accredited financial planning firms have combined to form a national business, Eluvia, providing a more complex suite of advice to SME and individual clients. When Sydney based President Financial Services came on the market in 2010, KRA Financial ...

Russell commodities fund on hold

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
Andrew Sneddon, portfolio manager for Russell Investments said the fund, which has $50 million worth of assets under management, will now be managed on a slightly more aggressive footing by the Stamford, Connecticut, based managers. "It's essentially ...

Bernie Fraser moves on from Cbus and AustralianSuper

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
... the board of Cbus we have grown from $1.4 billion to $17 billion in funds under management," he said. After merging with CONNECT last year, Cbus became Australia's ninth largest superannuation fund, with over $16 billion in funds under management, more ...

Rising star wins chair position

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
Wealth Enhancers' Sarah Riegelhuth has been appointed chair of the Association of Financial Advisers GenXt committee, a leadership role that connects experienced, older advisers to those new to the profession. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the ...

ASX challenger chooses Equinix

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
Chi-X Australia, which is aiming to compete against the Australian stock exchange as an alternative share trading service, has chosen US-based IT infrastructure company Equinix to provide its primary data centre in Sydney. The would-be market exchange ...

Industry still lagging on green IT

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
The Australian financial services sector remains some way behind the US and UK for green IT and technology practices, despite progress in the last 18 months. A Fujitsu survey compared the maturity of green IT practices within banking, finance and insurance ...

YouTube, you beauty

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... might not look as sophisticated as TV ads where they use actors but it has those 'credibility indicators' that people can connect to on a real, emotional level," he said. Super fund execs have to be mindful of the risks, such as potential hacking into ...

Three new faces on Cbus board

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
... said. Atkin said the three newcomers brought a wealth of experience from sponsoring organisations. After merging with CONNECT last year, Cbus became Australia's ninth largest superannuation fund, with over $16 billion in funds under management, more ...

Mind the leadership gap: survey

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... technical capability alone. "There needs to be more focus on the capability to lead," he said. "That is the ability to connect with people and present a compelling direction for the business.

CFS slashes entry bar to wholesale platform

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
Colonial First State has launched an aggressive bid for market share by opening Australia's biggest wholesale investment platform to small investors, positioning itself for a future commission-free superannuation market. Colonial, a subsidiary of the ...