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Frontier appoints four new analysts

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2007
Frontier Investment Consulting (Frontier), has grown its investment research arm appointing four new analysts to the team. Erin Cullino, Tom Frederick, Cara Maxworthy and Sarkis Tepeli all start in September. This week, Frontier lost the ACT Department ...

GMO small caps downgraded by Morningstar

... GMO's Australian small cap shares funds have been downgraded by Morningstar after the departure of former head of equities Max Cappetta and head of equity research Anthony Corr. "They're a big loss to the firm, and while GMO has sizeable resources, alongside ...

Super for members, not nation building

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2007
Strong wealth management sector growth pushing Australia to net capital exporter status within 20 years shouldn't mean superannuation is seen as a panacea for our nation building problems, according to Emilio Gonzalez, chief investment officer at Perpetual ...

Dixon in three-part expansion push

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
... after it added 22 advisers with $1.5 billion in funds under advice (FUA) to its network, appointed former Bulletin editor Max Walsh to its investment committee and completed a business re-branding. Former ABN AMRO Morgans advisers have joined this month ...

LGSS expands direct property assets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2007
NSW-based industry super fund Local Government Superannuation Scheme has acquired a $41 million Sydney CBD office tower in an effort to bolster its direct property portfolio. Located at 120 Sussex St, the nine-storey building has been renovated to include ...

Industry groups get smart

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
The Australian Bankers' Association (ABA), Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Investment & Financial Services Association (IFSA) have updated their consumer financial literacy guide - Smarter Super - Invest in your future and make the most ...

Super boomtimes as confidence goes stratospheric

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
The savings explosion ignited by Simpler Better Super has attracted so much money into super that it's never been healthier, while booming returns mean it's never been happier. It's having long term impacts too as analys released by AMP in association ...

CFDs move from off-market to exchange

With the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) planning to open a contracts for difference (CFDs) exchange in two month's time, investment house ABN AMRO gets in first with the launch of its own branded listed CFDs. The group has today listed around ...

AXA re-writes individual insurance

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2007
AXA today launched a significant upgrade to its individual insurance products, offering a new Trauma Reinstatement option, reduced TPD waiting periods and increased TPD payouts. The trauma reinstatement option gives policy holders the chance to reinstate ...

Maxim throws weight on unlisted property

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2007
Maxim Asset Management has launched a new fund which will invest up to 60 per cent in Australian unlisted property due to the increased risk of listed trusts, said managing director and chief executive Winston Sammut. Sammut said, 'Although the Australian ...