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Count names new chief, profits bounce back

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
Count Financial has appointed a Deloitte actuarial expert, Andrew Gale, as the new CEO, a day before it posted a surge in half-year profits and funds under advice go back to levels reached before the global financial crisis. Gale has been appointed ...

Opt out, bailed out

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
The latest ruling against three people posing as "financial advisers" when they weren't licensed as advisers at all exposes the flaw in the current legislative regime where unlicensed professionals can operate outside strict compliance laws Marianna ...

Perkovic moves from Count to CFS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
Marianne Perkovic, has left her role as chief executive at Count Financial, to join Colonial First State as general manager of distribution. Perkovic worked at Count Financial for over 11 years across several management roles including general manager ...

Rainmaker Marketing Excellence Awards 2009

... Mecchi - HOSTPLUS Finalists Kate Thompson - Individuum Karen Volpato - First State Super Sarah Badenoch - Aon Consulting Maria Butera - Cbus Rainmaker Marketer of the Year (Investment Management) Winner Jo Morgan - Tyndall Investment Management Finalists ...

Mercer expands property and Aust eq

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
Mercer has announced three new appointments to their Australian equities and real research departments. Clare Armstrong has been appointed to the role of senior Australian equities researcher, following 10 years at Goldman Sachs JB Were as head of managed ...

Superpartners opens voice portal

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
Superpartners is teaming up with call center provider Global Speech Networks (GSN) for a voice portal solution for its contact centre. According to Superpartners, the voice portal will allow members 24 hour access to common transactions such as checking ...

Omgeo expands derivatives tech

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
Post-trade technology provider Omgeo increased its muscle in processing trades in derivatives after acquiring UK technology outfit Allustra and buying a derivatives portfolio reconciliation platform designed by Global Electronic Markets (GEM). The newly-acquired ...

Count buys $6m stake in Mortgage Choice

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
Financial advice firm Count Financial has palmed a $6 million slice of Mortgage Choice as it ups its stake in the mortgage advice space. Count acquired a 4.9 per cent interest in the mortgage broker under the advice of Lehman Brothers, noted a statement ...

FTI Aus unveils global equity fund

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
... trust later in the year. "Australian clients are increasingly demanding value for money from their active managers" said Maria Wilton, managing director at Franklin Templeton Investments in Australia. "This is reflected in a number of market trends including ...

Instos change mandate strategies

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
The mandate hiring patterns of super funds and investors were on show in the latest Mercer report, which highlighted a renewed focus on currency management, the awarding of larger mandates and the growing popularity of alternative asset managers. According ...