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SIPPs back their expertise

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
A UK based Barclays Stockbroking survey has found nearly nine out of 10 self invested personal pensioners (SIPP) believe they can outperform a professional pension fund manager. The survey found 89 per cent of SIPP investors opened a SIPP account because ...

Montgomery develops info business

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
Clime Asset Management founder, Roger Montgomery, has left the firm to set up Montgomery Investments. Montgomery said the new firm would provide investor information, education and general advice. "Montgomery Investments will work across the full spectrum ...

AFA supports PIS strategy

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has thrown its support behind Professional Investment Services' (PIS) strategy to go head to head against the industry fund anti-commission advertising campaigns. Richard Klipin, chief executive at the AFA ...

Frontier hires analyst

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
Frontier Investment Consulting appointed Aaron Yew as analyst. Before joining Frontier Investment Consulting, Yew worked at management consulting firm, Strategic Project Partners and has also worked as an intern at Ernst & Young. "Aaron will join Frontier's ...

Court convicts unlicensed Westpoint planner

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
A New South Wales court has sentenced, Keith Rowntree, to 80 hours community service for providing financial advice, which led to clients investing in Westpoint products, without a licence. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) ...

CBA adds Apama software

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has added Progress Software Corporation's equities trading software to make the bank's trading division more efficient. The software, Progress Apama, allows the bank's traders to apply specific and proprietary algorithms ...

Countdown to CIMA scholarships: IMCA

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
Investment consultants have two weeks to apply for an Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) scholarship worth $6,000. Scholarship winners will participate in IMCA's Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) program. The program is ...

Sovereign adds two principals

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
Sovereign Investment Research has appointed John Peterson and Helen Murdoch as principals. Peterson previously worked at the Reserve Bank between 1979 and 1983 and then joined Bankers Trust Australia. During his time at Bankers Trust Australia he worked ...

FPA upgrades CPD program

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has enhanced the association's Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to move away from relying on the basic requirements of RG146. The improved CPD policy is a clear recognition by FPA members of the limitations ...

ASIC seeks Storm liquidation

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has applied to place Storm Financial into liquidation after the firm's former directors posted a "misleading" memorandum on their website. This application follows the Storm Financial's former ...