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Gonski to join APS board

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
Renowned businessman and new head of the Future Fund, David Gonski, will soon add Australian Philanthropic Services to his stable of board appointments. Chris Cuffe, founder and chairman of APS announced the appointment following a statement welcoming ...

Mariner launches Austock takeover bid

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
Listed investment firm Mariner Corporation has made a takeover bid on Austock Group at a slim 5% premium. Mariner yesterday informed the market that it intends to make an offer to Austock shareholders to acquire all issued shares. Mariner expects to ...

Philanthropy needs simpler support: Perpetual Private

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
Philanthropic giving in the last few years has been undervalued in Australia because of a disproportionate focus on tax structures and increased regulation on charitable vehicles such as private ancillary funds. Andrew Thomas, general manager - philanthropy ...

AEI shareholders fight off board changes

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... that have made them arguably one of the most committed managers in the ethical investment space. Acknowledging the tension, Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical Investment Limited (AEI) managing director, said, "Financial services is going through one of ...

Fundamentally challenged

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
A day late and a penny short. Had the stumble in equity and commodity markets and the grim indicators released overnight happened while the Federal Open Market Committee was still in session, Big Ben would have announced something beyond extending the ...

Fin services GDP share to shrink by 2050

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... This transformation will be a by-product of disintermediation and the changed way consumers buy products and services, said Phil Ruthven, chairman and founder of IBISWorld who authored the report. "The balance of power will have shifted to the consumer ...

EQT establishes Private Wealth division

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
Equity Trustees Limited has established a Private Wealth Services division under the leadership of newly recruited executive, Geoff Rimmer. Rimmer, most recently chief executive officer of adviser group Financial Services Partners, will take responsibility ...

PPM moves to meet IMA demand

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
Private Portfolio Managers has appointed Andrew Beirne to its team in anticipation of continued growth in demand for individually managed accounts among family offices, charities and wealthy individuals. "Investors are increasingly rejecting managed ...

Daly: Forced out of AFS after rejecting downsize

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... is an unfair dismissal. "We believe we have acted properly and in accordance with the powers we have," said acting AFS CEO Phil Burke. "We asked ourselves, do we think Peter Daly is the right person to lead us in the future? And the answer was no. We ...

Bennelong names new CFO

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
Bennelong Funds Management has appointed Jeff Phillips as its new chief financial officer, commencing 12 June. Phillips will assume responsibility for the finance, reporting, compliance and product management functions throughout Bennelong and its suite ...