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PROFILE: PM Capital CIO Paul Moore

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
PM Capital chairman and chief investment officer Paul Moore always wanted to be a stock picker. He bought his first shares in Blue Metal Industries (later taken over by Boral) while he was still at school and then bought Carlton & United Breweries while ...

AMP deflects ASIC attack reports

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
Australia's largest financial planning institution, AMP, has distanced itself from reports it's being specifically targeted in an ASIC investigation. Unconfirmed sources suggested AMP had received instruction from ASIC to provide transactional and product ...

AFA looking for next adviser of the year

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers has partnered with Zurich to launch the 2015 Adviser of the Year and Practice of the Year awards. As a result, the AFA is now searching for advisers who, according to chief executive Brad Fox, it "not only [rates] ...

Follow the money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... from June one day, September the next. If the Fed doesn't lift in June, speculation would only move from September to October (a fine time for it coincides with the month the Fed nailed QE3's coffin). Yup, QE3's finished, over and done with... but surprise ...

Chief operating officer departs legalsuper

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015
After more than eight-and-a-half years at legalsuper, chief operating officer Maxine Jacona has left the $2.5 billion industry fund. The move was confirmed by legalsuper recently and it is understood Jacona ceased employment in March. "We can confirm ...

RBA cuts as expected, A$ does the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
Can't win 'em all. After getting wrong-footed three for three, expert guessers finally got their RBA rate cut calls correctly - the Australian central bank gave in and delivered a 25 basis point reduction, taking the official cash rate to a new record ...

BTFG posts solid result

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
BT Financial Group's 7% rise in earnings growth has boosted Westpac's first half 2015 results. Growing funds under management and under administration by 26% and 17% respectively contributed to the performance of the wealth creation division of the ...

Wealthsure to cancel AFS licence

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
Wealthsure Group will request for its Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence to be cancelled, following the acquisition by Sentry Group. Wealthsure (WPL) has already transferred some of its authorised representatives to Wealthsure Financial Services ...

FEATURE: Where next for risk advice?

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says the clock is ticking for the industry to implement the recommendations in the Trowbridge report. Alex Burke investigates what that might mean for risk advice. "It is up to the industry now to restore public confidence ...

Steady with a chance of a surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
In three days time, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will again meet to talk about monetary policy. Chances are there's little chance of a change in policy settings. The BOJ board would decide to keep settings as they did at the 7-8 April gabfest -- key interest ...