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Advisers post record growth

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2007
There are 1,500 more advisers operating in Australia than this time last year, the biggest jump in nearly four years, according to research from Rainmaker. This translates to there being nearly 18,000 advisers, up 9 per cent in the last 12 months. Rainmaker ...

QWL sets sights on Eastern Europe

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2007
QWL has launched a fund targeting high growth in Eastern Europe, hoping to take advantage of the region's improving integration within the European Union. The QWL Euro # III Fund is being seeded with a $10 million injection and will invest into listed ...

VFMC gets centralised

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2007
The Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) has appointed Vanguard to manage their new Centralised Portfolio Management (CPM) system. A relatively new concept in Australia, Vanguard pioneered the technique in 2004 with MLC. VFMC is introducing ...

Fat Prophets enters SMA market

... of $25,000, SMA investors can withdraw from or add to their accounts at any time with lump sums or through a contribution plan. They can use the company's margin lending facility if they want to increase their portfolio's gearing level. Fat Propets will ...

Labour calls for fin services tax reforms

Chris Bowen, Labor's Shadow Assistant Treasurer, has said that a Labor Government would introduce tax reforms to help Australia become the centre of funds management in Asia. Speaking at the Investment & Financial Services Association's (IFSA) annual ...

Income does not drive wealth: ABS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2007
New figures just released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) confirm that people with the highest incomes are not the ones with the most wealth. According to the latest ABS survey of household income and its distribution, while Darwin households ...

PE to re-build South Africa

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2007
South Africa looks set to receive a helping hand from successful stockbroker Christopher Gardner, the inspiration behind the Will Smith movie The Pursuit of Happyness, who has plans to launch a private equity fund to focus on making South Africa an ...

Smallco grows bigger

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2007
Small caps specialist Smallco today announced former Macquarie senior analyst Andrew Hokin's appointment as a senior fund manager. Hokin's appointment makes him the fourth member of the company's investment team - unusual, given it manages only $200 ...

Aon appoints head execs

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007
Aon Australia has announced the appointment of a new general manager and a new NSW regional manager. David Plant brings more than 20 years industry experience across a range of areas to the role of general manager. Managing director of Aon Wealth Management ...

MAB in hiring spree

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007
MAB Funds Management has added several key appointments to their team, including Roger Phipps as national distribution manager to drive relationships with key accounts and consultants in the retail and wholesale space. Phipps was formerly vice president ...