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BankWest calls on UK planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
BankWest is set to launch a financial planning service and will sidestep the planner shortage in Australia by scoping the talent pool of its UK parent HBOS. BankWest aims to have a financial adviser in all its branches with a target of recruiting 100 ...

Fundies find a loophole in money laundering law

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
On the eve of the implementation of the most significant provision of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act, the regulator Austrac has conceded that there is a big loophole in the law. Austrac issued a statement yesterday, saying ...

US-Aust rates spread widens to 250 bps

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
... is ruling out further cuts. But what seems to get up people's nose is how the Fed won't explicitly say what its real game plan is, namely protecting the leading role the US financial markets play globally. The US no longer controls oil, but hey they ...

Aviva buys Meritum stake

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
Aviva Australia has purchased a shareholding stake in Melbourne-based Meritum Financial Group. Established in 2004, Meritum Financial Group (Meritum) has more than 80 advisers and more than $2.6 billion in funds under advice. "This acquisition is important ...

AFS paraplanning gets thumbs up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
Graduates from the Australian Financial Services' (AFS) Paraplanning Academy have hailed the program as a success. The academy involves recruits to complete a six-week program with the initial two weeks spent working in structured classroom activities ...

China on shaky platform

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2007
As international investment firms jostle to invest in China's growth story, a Wiley-Blackwell report found the country's position might not be as stable as previously thought. China as a Net Creditor: An Indication of Strength or Weakness? Found China's ...

Fidelity turns on hazard lights for 2008

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2007
Global equity markets will be more volatile next year highlighting the need for institutional investors to analyse their stock choices more stringently, according to Fidelity. "The economic backdrop is less than rosy. Inflation while not appearing a ...

Industry funds not holding up transfers: AIST

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2007
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has rejected criticism by some financial planners that industry super funds are taking too long to process superannuation transfers. AIST's chief executive officer, Fiona Reynolds, said the ...

Great Southern branches outside agribusiness

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2007
Agribusiness manager Great Southern has called on the investment muscle of Perennial, SG Hiscock and Adam Smith Asset Management as it steps out of its traditional domain. Great Southern has launched an All Caps Australian Share Fund and a Domestic ...

Aussie manager wins global resources award

Local fund manager Dr. Joanne Warner has scooped an international fund manager award for her flair in global resources investing. Warner, a senior portfolio manager at Colonial First State Global Asset Management's global resources team, received the ...