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Platinum posts 29pc profit

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Platinum Asset Management yesterday announced a 29 per cent boost in net profit after income tax for the half year ending 31 December, the same period when its Asia Fund was its top performer. The firm's total revenue increased 2.5 per cent to reach ...

CFDs to act as shield: CMC

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Contract for difference (CFD) provider CMC Markets ups its stake in the financial planning industry and self directed self-managed super funds (SMSF) investors with the launch of its Shield Account product. According to Nic Blakemore, head of distribution ...

Macq launches Property Lever

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
Macquarie Bank has developed the Macquarie Property Lever, a geared residential property product tailored for self-managed super funds (SMSFs). The product allows SMSF trustees to borrow 55 per cent of the purchase price to buy a residential property ...

Macq expands Perth private wealth arm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
Macquarie Private Wealth has appointed five private wealth specialists to its Perth office. Ian Walters, Wilfred Ong, Graydon Hanly and Jon Matsen were appointed private client advisers in the stockbroking team. These appointees have more than 20 years ...

Manchester Unity moves to life insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
Manchester Unity and MetLife Insurance have joined forces to develop a life insurance policy, Simple Life, which includes up to $1 million in death and terminal illness cover. Designed exclusively for Manchester Unity members, Simple Life, includes ...

MLC eyes distressed bank loan market

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
MLC has jumped on the distressed market opportunity wagon after announcing a $413.86 million allocation to its global alternative debt strategy. The strategy, which sits within the diversified portfolios of MLC's retail and wholesale superannuation ...

Back to school for MA providers

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
It may soon be school season for the Institute of Managed Accounts Providers (IMAP) members as the professional body prepares to uncover an education program to promote awareness of the managed accounts (MA) industry. According to Tracy Byrne, IMAP ...

Aviva offers auto re-weighting

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2008
Aviva has added an automatic re-weighting feature in its Navigator platform that allows advisers to give their clients a more tax effective portfolio. The feature allows advisers to re-weight investment funds in a client's portfolio back to its target ...

Rainmaker merges with MC Marketing Concepts

Wealth management industry research, media and communications group Rainmaker has merged with financial services strategic marketing company MC Marketing Concepts. The Rainmaker Group, which publishes Financial Standard, marks the start of the year ...

Direct equities gain ground in platforms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
Fund managers can't afford to be complacent after leading platform groups noted a marked shift of fund flows to direct equities instead of managed funds. Anthony Waldron, superannuation and investment manager at MLC, said that while inflows into their ...