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Lazard faces losses on Hastie collapse

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
Private equity firm Lazard is among the Hastie Group creditors facing potential losses, after the engineering firm yesterday entered voluntary administration and operations were suspended. Lazard invested in the firm last year as part of a $160 million ...

FOFA disadvantages early move on fee-for-service

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... charge, have to disclose." "The irony is advisers who are still getting trail commission - if the only ongoing fee they get is via that trail commission method through the product fee in this scenario - where's the incentive for them to move to a fee-for-service ...

Financial adviser sentenced on fraud charges

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... Noall & Co. In each instance, the funds were provided to him after the provision of advice to invest in international shares via a product called 'Skandia'. It was alleged that Hobson did not invest these funds on behalf of his clients but instead used ...

Grexit sends investors running for bonds

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... Asset Management. "Less than 10% of Australia's exports go to the eurozone. But developments there impact Australia indirectly via our trading partners (such as China, which sees 20% of its exports go to Europe), confidence and global financial markets ...

Dealer group launches mobile medical service

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... "Currently, if an adviser needs to arrange medical investigations for a client, they coordinate this using a pathology service via the underwriter," said Synchron director Don Trapnell. "While this may be an efficient process, it can leave the adviser ...

MIT Budget inconsistencies spark concern

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... confidence of foreign investors to invest into Australia with certainty," Cannane said. "We are actively engaging directly and via industry bodies to lobby for a proper review and consultation of these MIT changes."

Private equity tax treatment under scrutiny

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... ATO stance is not unique and better reflects the fact that private equity investors are carrying on a commercial enterprise via the partnerships through which they invest. The opinion that the unique characteristics of private equity investment need ...

Wealthtrac re-signs Oasis

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... service to Wealthtrac advisers. "The products on the Wealthtrac investment list are independent of the platform and are there via merit only. We do not have our own advisers marketing our own products; nor competing for business with other members. "This ...

Macquarie Step now available on Macquarie Wrap

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... Series. There is no paperwork required making the process streamlined and simple for advisers. Redemptions will be processed via Macquarie Wrap reducing paperwork and administration. Advisers will be able to access consolidated reporting on a client's ...

ASIC flags guidance on code approval

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... with FOFA." "It will not come as a surprise to hear that at this early stage our view is that obviating the need for opt-in via subscribing to a code does not mean that financial advisers will suddenly have no responsibilities and obligations in this ...