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Hillross acquires $2.2 billion planning group

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
AMP affiliated planning group Hillross Financial Services has agreed to acquire IRIS Financial Group, winning a competitive process that attracted eight first round offers and saw four parties conduct due diligence. Hillross will provide licensee services ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
The Australian share market was expected to open stronger today, despite the absence of leads from offshore trading overnight. At 0702 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was up 18 points at 4,614. In economics news on Tuesday, the ...

Community housing wants to attract super funds

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
Community housing will be pitched to superannuation funds as an investment at a conference this month as experts say a national housing shortage is driving up rents. Cath Noye from industry fund CBUS will chair a panel discussion on alternative market ...

Equipsuper clears merger hurdle with Vision

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
The merger of Vision Super and Equipsuper will continue after the two funds cleared a major obstacle that delayed the deal to 2012. The merger hit a roadblock on May 25 when trouble arose around the merging of Vision Super's pooled super trust, Equipsuper ...

Bendigo Wealth expands, restructures with seven senior appointments

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
Bendigo Wealth has restructured to prepare for the future of financial advice reforms with a raft of new appointments and new products on the way. The wealth management arm of the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, officially launched in April, has taken a ...

Australian Unity supporting advisers with appointment

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
Fund manager Australian Unity has created a new national adviser solutions manager role and appointed former UK senior player, Simon Reed. A new business development manager for Victoria and Tasmania has also been appointed. Reed will be responsible ...

NAB sued over financial advice

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
The National Australia Bank is being sued after a financial planner allegedly told a couple to invest more than half of their portfolio in two European property trusts, losing them more than a million dollars. In 2007, Victorian cattle farmers Malcolm ...

Superpartners adds risk expert to board

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
Superpartners has made a new appointment to its board of directors, bringing in risk and compliance expert, Merran Kelsall. The superannuation administrator said that Kelsall's passion for corporate governance, strategy and executive coaching made her ...

PIF Investor action group claim small victory

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
Wellington Capital has agreed to suspend any further action in relation to a planned rights issue, until a full hearing on 12 June, following an injunction application by PIF Action Group (PIFAG). PIFAG is seeking an injunction to cancel units in the ...

ASIC warns of $15,000 EOFY countdown

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
The countdown to the end of financial year (EOFY) is on and a financial services regulator is warning the industry that it better have its ducks in a row in three weeks time or face hefty fines. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) ...