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Mercer's self employed advice strategy falls short

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
Mercer Wealth Solutions' strategy to sign self-employed financial planning practices has netted only two practices in a year, well short of the expected 12 practices flagged last year. Mercer Wealth Solutions launched its self-employed financial planning ...

Investors eager for more bonds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
There have been 13 new convertible bond issuances in the Asia Pacific since last September and as the financial markets recover, investors remain eager for more, according to dealReporter. Comparatively, before the credit crunch, there were 30 new issues ...

Super funds battle for ASFA awards

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
AMP Financial Services, First State Super and Sunsuper are among the 16 finalists jostling for awards that recognise excellence in communicating with fund members and industry stakeholders. The awards, to be held in Sydney, at The Ivy this Thursday ...

Bluedoor Technology on hiring spree

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
DST Global Solutions has been overwhelmed with the response from super funds after the firm bought administration technology provider Bluedoor Technologies and is hiring a number of financial services experts to develop the business. Ian Mathieson ...

Former St George chief to join AMP board

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
Paul Fegan, former chief executive officer of St George, joins the AMP board as a non-executive director, effective next month. Fegan was the chief executive of St George Bank from November 2007 and managing director from February 2008 until its merger ...

Market Wrap - Midday

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
The Australian share market was more than one per cent lower at noon following a negative lead from Wall Street, weaker oil prices and losses in the resources sector. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 37.1 points, or 0.98 per cent ...

TechInvest tops fastest growing fundie table

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
Sydney-based investment manager TechInvest is one of the fastest growing fund managers - gaining $78 million in flows to tip over the $100 million funds under management (FUM) mark over the past year. The latest Rainmaker Information Roundup report ...

Broker gets permanent ban from ASIC

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
ASIC has permanently banned Mark William Clough from providing financial services after conducting business without an AFSL and pocketing $43,500 of his client's funds. This follows an ASIC investigation into Clough's dealings when he operated an insurance ...

Three FMs pull S&P property ratings

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
AXA Australia, BlackRock and Tankstream Capital have dropped the Standard & Poor's rating on certain property funds. The funds were rated by Standard & Poor's between 2007 and mid 2008 but were placed 'on hold' in August last year when each fund suspended ...

CBA on Storm damage control

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has suspended repayments for Storm Financial loan holders to the end of August and said it will pay for the cost of legal and financial advice for its affected customers. Ralph Norris, chief executive at Commonwealth ...