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HNW clients give brokers the 'thumbs down'

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
Failure by stockbrokers to adapt models to target what matters most to high net worth (HNW) clients has seen an exodus from traditional relationships. While the GFC and market volatility resulted in risk and capital protection being ranked most highly ...

Six more staff to leave Wilson HTM

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
Six more Wilson HTM staff members have left the troubled broker, following in the footsteps of a recent exodus of key employees. Last week Wilson HTM's Sydney desk boss Joseph Pagliaro left the firm, along with advisers Wren Bligh and James Hunter ...

Is this the crisis moment?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
This may be the one we've all been waiting for - the 'crisis moment' that pushes the region that shares a single currency into a unified course of action. Equity markets dropped big time overnight from New York to Rio and old London town - and of course ...

Asset allocation more important than clever products

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
Advisers are relying more on smarter asset allocation strategies than complex new products, reveals a survey of its advisers by independent superannuation and investment platform provider Wealthtrac. The survey conducted last month found that almost ...

QE hope - must be getting tough again?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
Ho-hum. Some may find riding the current stock market see-saw exciting but I'm beginning to get bored. Certainly what we're going through right here, right now is the stuff histories are made of, but there's only so much a man can take - especially ...

Direct super platform targets SMSF exodus

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
The rise of the self-managed super fund and an increased desire among members for control over funds has led UBS and FNZ Australia to develop a platform that allows large super funds to provide direct investment services. "It means if you are a member ...

ETN fears grow following price plunges

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
Growing use of exotic Exchange Traded Notes is raising fears in the US, following a price crash in a popular ETN that was tracking the VIX index, that the notes are poorly understood. ETNs, as distinct to regular Exchange Traded Funds, are a form of ...

China FUM rise challenges Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
Australia and Japan currently make up half the Asia region mutual fund market, but China's rapid rise could change the dynamic and create new opportunities for investment managers able to tailor their distribution models. Mutual fund assets across the ...

Annual fee collation too complex: FPA to PJC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services Bernie Ripoll has grilled the Financial Planning Association over claims the proposed annual Fee Disclosure Statement (FDS) as part of FOFA is unnecessary. Speaking at ...

Macquarie may slash jobs in dip

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
Investment banking group Macquarie may cut staffing levels due to an expected fall in revenue as their shares slumped to two-year lows. As news rolled round the globe of the expected job cuts today, Macquarie Group shares slumped a further 1.61% to ...