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Shadforth buys SA planning firm

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
... beyond the original founding group members." Rob Jones, head of Shadforth's third party division, is leading the expansion plans and has been actively involved in the development of opportunities for the group. "We now have a lot of momentum in the national ...

PIS to step up competition in cash savings

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... in cash, insurance and mortgages... for us to stay competitive in the future, we have to do that." The group's expansion plans coincide with a financial half-year that saw a turnaround in profitability. Operating profit for the six months to December ...

Former NSW Treasury deputy secretary to head RBF-Tas

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... new post next Monday. RBF chairman Damian Egan said Mussared is "committed and enthusiastic about all of RBF's business plans". Prior to his role in the Tasmanian department of education, Mussared was deputy secretary at the Department of Health and ...

Bill backed for calling placement agents lobbyists

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... lobby the Legislature are prohibited from receiving contingency fees and so should placement agents who lobby public pension plans," Chiang said following the vote. "Dangling large payoffs for successfully persuading officials to invest public pension ...

Paradox of thrift

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... foreclosure or both." And speaking of credit, Greece created a stir again last night following reports that the Greek government plans not to tap the IMF for its rescue because despite the IMF's better loan terms - i.e., lower interest rates - than the ...

Matrix adds regional practice

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... own financial planning business in 2009 - A&B Financial Planning. There are currently five staff within the business, with plans to take on more over the coming months. Clients are predominantly working and retired farmers/small business people based ...

Infocus plans further expansion

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
Planning firm Infocus Wealth Management is on track to recruit 20 new adviser offices this financial year and looks to add another 20 by the end of June next year. Darren Steinhardt, managing director of Queensland-headquartered Infocus Wealth Management ...

Aberdeen appoints Aust eq manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2010
... Australian-based team works closely with their regional counterparts in Singapore and throughout Asia. Aberdeen has also announced it plans to recruit another graduate to the Australian Equities team in the near future.

Macquarie launches lifetime income product

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
... held in an investment account that allows investors to retain access to and control over their investment," he said. "Our plans include working with industry funds and wealth managers to make this product available within their existing superannuation ...

Babson Capital targets growth in Oz

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
... $200 million Babcock & Brown mezzanine debt portfolio, has hired two AMP Capital Investors executives in Australia with plans to turn its local arm into a multi-billion dollar operation in the next five years. Babson Capital hired Shane Forster and Adam ...