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DKN preps for growth despite profit fall

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... couple of different avenues. We are actively looking for new firms to join under our Lonsdale licensing arrangements," said Phil Butterworth, chief executive of DKN. "We want to add about another eight firms over this calendar year under Lonsdale. It ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
The Australian market is receiving clear, positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with all three key Wall Street indices substantially higher, as were European and Asian markets. Gold was flat but higher, oil was higher, but silver and copper ...

Malaysia pioneers Islamic Finance framework

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
Malaysia is stepping up its push to become a world centre of Islamic finance with the release of a Shari'ah Governance Framework for Islamic Financial institutions that will apply to Islamic organisations from June this year. Development of the framework ...

BT Financial expands into insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... underwriting engine. This is a full-blown solution and we will take it out to the 15,000 independent financial adviser market," said Phil Hay, BT Financial Group's head of life insurance. The first cab off the rank is BT's new product, Protection Plans ...

People powered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
Gone in 18 days! The New Year's fresh events risk that was Egypt has gone with the departure of the country's strongman. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had been ultimately forced to abandon the throne his bum had been glued onto for 30 years by 18-days ...

ASIC outlines philosophy behind policy framework

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
Financial planners who continue to think holistic advice is the default advice model are holding themselves back from seizing emerging opportunities, an ASIC report said. Early in January, ASIC released their Access to Financial Advice report that outlined ...

Zurich poaches IUS Life team

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... after the insurer scored a hiring coup - successfully recruiting the key team of rival IUS Life, including general manager, Phil Collins. Colin Morgan, general manager, Life Australia at Zurich, said discussions have been going on to secure the team ...

ACFS names award finalists

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
Aviva Investors, Australian Ethical Investment and Colonial First State are among the fund managers in the running for this year's MFSS 2011 Investment Stewardship Award. The award, hosted by the Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS) and sponsored ...

Homegrown techs gain top billing

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
... created market surveillance technology that automatically identify patterns such as insider trading and market manipulation. Phil Davies, chief technology officer of the Milestone Group, suppliers of investment technology and advisory services, is also ...

Investors miss wealth signposts

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
Financial planners and their clients may be missing out on the 'wealth builder' signal, according to one financial planner, who recommends a three-pronged strategy to accumulate wealth. According to HLB Mann Judd wealth management partner Jonathan Philpot ...