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CFS super deposit taps demand, relieves wholesale reliance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... six years. It is offered through the FirstChoice and FirstWrap platforms, both directly and through investment advisers Graham Hand, Colonial First State's general manager of funding and alliances, said given the rising interest rate environment, the ...

New judge for AFA Adviser of the Year award

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... omnibus survey of advisers in Australia. The judging panel also comprises AFA chief executive officer, Richard Klipin, Graham Peatey of The Encore Group, Peter Sobels of Riskinfo and Philip Kewin and Marc Fabris from Zurich. Financial planning groups ...

Leveraged ETF risk laid bare

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... showed the risks of US-style synthetic ETFs at a panel session in Sydney on Friday. Tom Keenan of iShares Australia and Graham Smith of State Street Global Advisers had just finished talking through the strengths of ETFs when Murphy shared the case study ...

Financial planners crushed by rigid ATO

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... things go wrong, with a surge of private indemnity insurance claims also occurring after the global financial crisis. Ben Graham, financial planning representative for Centric Wealth Advisers, said that setting clear expectations with the client can ...

Mercer invests in consulting business

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... has joined the Mercer Sentinel team in Sydney as an associate, following the recent arrival of senior associate Elliott Graham. Pitman also joins from Ibbotson Associates and Graham from Future Plus. Separately, Mercer has strengthened its boutique research ...

ASFA ushers year of e-commerce

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... superannuation industry is now firmly in the sights of ASFA 's electronic commerce policy subcommittee. Driving the strategy is Graham Sammells, chief executive of the IQ Business group, who has just been re-elected as chair for the Association of Super ...

Macq customised portfolio mgt makes the grade

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... Australian Equity SMA model fund three stars. The products are managed by MCPM's Sydney-based investment team led by Damian Graham. John Huynh, fund services analyst, S&P, said Graham was a capable portfolio manager. "His approach is disciplined and ...

RI Advice Group targets WA practices

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... Peter Ornsby, RI's head of practice development, said RI had been looking at WA for the last two years after contracting Graham Hyland as regional manager in Western Australia and South Australia. "Prior to Graham we didn't have a dedicated role in the ...

AMP steps up adviser support

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... doing and sharing experiences. So we created a number of peer groups forums for advisers to join to do just that," said Graham Burnard, AMP head of wealth protection sales. "AMP wants to facilitate this action and give advisers a way to share their collective ...

Clouds gather in financial services

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010
... confidentiality of data, business continuity plans and compliance issues with prudential and legislative requirements. Graham Sammells, chief executive of IQ and the current chair for the ASFA E-Commerce sub-committee, acknowledged that there are risks ...