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Self-congratulatory advisers still ignoring lower end market

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2006
Advisers were giving themselves a pat on the back yesterday over newly commissioned research that showed consumers were satisfied with their level of advice, but many consumers say they are still left wanting for broader advice at the lower end of the ...

Restructured Fidelity Japan fund rated by S&P

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2006
S&P has rated the Fidelity Japan Fund three stars, finding that the fund's restructure late last year and a new fund manager, Nick Price, have rebooted it to deliver higher returns while adding new products to its original core mix. S&P analyst, Evan ...

Govt will not ban commissions: Pearce

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2006
The Government will not step in and ban commission-based remuneration, said the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, Chris Pearce, who urged the advisory industry to sort it out among themselves. Speaking at an Investment and Financial Services ...

Westpoint fundraiser's last minute dash

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
On Sunday Neil Burnard, disgraced businessman and director of Palentia, the alleged fundraiser for the toppled Westpoint group, returned to Australia after he was refused entry in a last minute dash to the United States after a last minute dash to remain ...

Allco adds two to team ahead of new products

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
Allco Funds Management (AFM) group has beefed up its sales team, appointing a new head of distribution and a new director of retail distribution ahead of the launch of several new core asset products, which will include a local and international infrastructure ...

BNPPSS zooms in on Asian opportunities

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2006
BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNPPSS) is looking to expand its operations into Asia and has started the ball rolling, appointing a new French managing director and expanding his job title to include responsibility for the Asia region. Filling in ...

Russell re-shuffle to tap alternatives with $8bn more on board

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2006
Russell Investment Group is tapping into the alternative investments boom, hiring several new senior consultants to boost its Melbourne based institutional team while at the same time receiving $8 billion in new mandates. Andrew Goddard will take on ...

A new frontier in asset consulting

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2006
Asset consulting has changed so much so that through the sheer volume of new managers it has become a process of elimination and negative screens, according to key industry delegates. Speaking at yesterday's Rainmaker Marketing Symposium, Fiona Trafford ...

Platforms: here today, gone tomorrow

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2006
New asset consulting frontier Kate Hage 315 Asset consulting has changed so much so that through the sheer volume of new managers, it has become a process of elimination and negative screens, according to key industry delegates. Speaking at yesterday's ...

Plum head of business departs

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2006
Major corporate superannuation fund Plum Superannuation will lose its head of business development next month. Alex Kleiman, who helped grow the group following its full acquisition by MLC in 2003, will leave to join research house Chant West Financial ...