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Giant leap for super advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
Seven of the country's largest fund managers, including AMP, BT and CFS, have ratified a bold, new IFSA Superannuation Charter - heralding a new culture where consumers, not the planners, dictate the fees paid on superannuation advice. More than 135 ...

Perkovic moves from Count to CFS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
Marianne Perkovic, has left her role as chief executive at Count Financial, to join Colonial First State as general manager of distribution. Perkovic worked at Count Financial for over 11 years across several management roles including general manager ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
The Australian sharemarket was over 1.5 per cent higher at noon led by gains in financial stocks on a strong trading performance by Commonwealth Bank and takeover talks among insurers. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 74.9 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket was moderately higher at noon, buoyed by the banks and energy stocks. At 1205 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 21.2 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 4806.9, while the broader All Ordinaries had added 20.6 points, or ...

Macquarie buys investment bank FPK

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
Macquarie Group's buying spree continues with its latest acquisition, investment bank Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller. The buy will see Macquarie expand its North American and European presence, noted an ASX statement released yesterday. Founded ...

CFS integrates advice businesses

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2009
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has combined five of the firm's financial planning arms under one umbrella, Colonial First State Advice Business - a move that simplifies the firm's advice structure. The new division includes Commonwealth Financial Planning ...

CFS saves $4m in prod costs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
Colonial First State is expected to save more than $4 million in production, distribution and power costs after switching to electronic documentation to correspond with clients and investors. The Planet Ark pilot program, PaperCutz 4 Planet Ark, has ...

Promnitz joins IFSA board

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
Peter Promnitz, chief executive at Mercer (Australia) and region head of Asia Pacific Mercer, has joined the Investment & Financial Services Association (IFSA) as a director. He replaces Jeremy Duffield, who resigned from the association's board to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket was stronger at noon after a marginally positive lead from Wall Street, with banks and resources leading the charge. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 23.1 points, or 0.56 per cent, at 4162.7 points while ...

Signs of a residential property recovery

JOHN KAVANAGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... were favourable and 51 per cent said the rental shortage would lead to high rental income. In June the economic forecaster BIS Shrapnel published a report in which it said that demand from investors and "upgraders" was growing and would more than make ...