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Adviser goes to jail for $1.5m fraud

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
Perth-based financial adviser Antonio Pisano of Maddington, was yesterday sentenced to four years and eight months imprisonment following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). According to ASIC, Pisano will ...

Clear lines between ratings and research

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
Credit rating agencies and financial product research houses play vastly different roles when it comes to assessing the value of an investment, said Property Investment Research (PIR). Last week, the government ordered a review of ratings agencies and ...

Westscheme awards $10m private equity mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
West Australian industry superannuation fund Westscheme has appointed a $10 million private equity mandate to Brandon Capital. The biomedical-centric fund manager was awarded the mandate as Westscheme turned its attention to Australia's burgeoning medical ...

New business head at Legg Mason

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
Legg Mason Australia has appointed Annalisa Clark to the role of acting business head of the asset management firm. Clark, currently the joint business head of Legg Mason Australia, has been with the company for 12 years and is currently responsible ...

BT and Asgard to lead platform market

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2008
Nearly one third of all Australian financial planners will call the combined BT/Asgard their primary platform should the Westpac and St.George merger come to fruition. Westpac and St.George yesterday signed a merger implementation agreement - taking ...

MLC adopts straight through processing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2008
Faster online applications? Tick. Easy navigation? Tick. Straight through processing (STP) features? Tick. MLC has unveiled a new website that it believes checks all the boxes for adviser functionality. One key element of the new website is its STP ...

HSBC names new head in personal fin services

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
HSBC has appointed Graham Heunis as head of personal financial services in Australia. Heunis will be responsible for HSBC's retail bank as well as its consumer finance and cards operations in Australia. He was previously responsible for HSBC's retail ...

Nicholas Applegate ramps up global strategies

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
US-based investment firm Nicholas-Applegate is banking on its global select, global equity and emerging markets strategies to lure business from Australian clients. The diversified global investment company has confirmed that it is going to focus on ...

Online insurance lost in cyberspace

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
Australians shopping for insurance online can save up to ten per cent more than buying them through conventional means - but the online revolution seems to be slow on the uptake, a new survey shows. According to a recent Allianz poll, only 32 per cent ...

ING snaps up Zurich advisory group

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) has sold its 141-strong advice and insurance broker advisory group Financial Lifestyle Solutions (FLS) to ING-owned Millennium3 Financial Services. Millennium3 is one of Australia's largest financial services ...