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Wolf of Wall Street can't put a price on value

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... millionaire and now, after a career that has seen him raise $1.5 billion in venture capital, he charges $50,000 for a day of consultancy. The figures speak for themselves but Belfort, or 'The Wolf of Wall Street', has too much energy to let them do all ...

Equity Trustees makes aged care bid

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... financial planning advice and services to elderly people, while Tender Living Care is an aged care residential placement consultancy. Equity Trustees has been building up its wealth management, estate planning and philanthropic services to complement ...

RI Advice add managers

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
... addition to maintaining current model portfolios. "Jason has strong experience in fund manager research and asset consultancy which made him an ideal fit for our business," said Paul Campbell, chief executive, RI Advice Group. In related news, Deepthi ...

Russell adds to industry funds consultancy

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
Russell Investments plans to help industry and government funds retain members with the appointment of a new director and the launch of an additional consulting service. Michael Clarke joins Russell as managing director, industry and government funds ...

Super mergers drive new trends in asset consulting

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... Meanwhile, Ian Patrick, chief executive officer of JANA, the number one ranked asset consultant by size of funds under consultancy, said the increase in demand for a "plethora of alternatives and unlisted assets has meant that the extent of research ...

Funds must invest in ESG expertise

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... space, according to one manager. Boutique fund manager Solaris Investment Management, appointed Lisa Domagala on a consultancy basis a year ago to provide supplementary advice across all ESG concerns within the fund's investment portfolio. Domagala has ...

A decade on, Frontier turns new leaf

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
From an $18 billion asset consultancy in 2000 to the $100 billion behemoth today, Frontier Investment Consulting is all grown up - and it is finding new ways to deliver more value to its clients. This week Frontier's managing director Fiona Trafford-Walker ...

Tower adds to adviser support

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... Plooy has managed distribution teams and worked with advisory businesses. He has also provided business coaching and consultancy services in his previous roles. "We are particularly pleased to be able to attract a man of Charl's talent and experience," ...

FPA slams industry fund 'one track agenda'

ELISE BURGESS, ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... come just two days after the Industry Super Network (ISN) published research by Rice Warner, a Sydney-based actuarial consultancy that has long been associated with advice industry research, which claimed the actual cost for an annual 'opt in' arrangement ...

RBF appoints CIO

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... officer and managing director of Forte Investment Advisors in Melbourne from 2005 to 2009. In 2010 he undertook a consultancy assignment for Acorn Capital Ltd. He holds a BSc (Hons) and a PhD in applied mathematics and is currently studying towards an ...