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Planners prime legal targets for angry clients

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
Financial planners relying on research are sitting ducks for legal action in the wake of the Trio Capital superannuation fraud and need to protect themselves, a planner has said. In the case of the Trio Capital fraud, adviser Ross Tarrant's firm Tarrants ...

Experts bullish on US despite debt gloom

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
A panel of top investment experts has put the bullish stamp on their outlook for US equities. Dave Marvin, chairman of Delaware-based investment management firm Marvin & Palmer Associates, said he is extremely bullish on US stocks as the severe recession ...

Small Companies fund bags three stars

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... three star rating by Standard & Poor's after more than six months 'on hold'. MLC replaced Mercer as principal investment adviser to the fund in July 2010 and the managerial transition period was completed the following September. S&P said that it rated ...

ASX marks a decade of local ETFs

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is set to host its first Australian exchange traded fund (ETF) conference in Sydney in June this year, ten years on since the first ETF was traded in Australia and at a time when the sector is enjoying explosive ...

FSA ups ante on advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
UK-based financial advisers will be required to hold a Statement of Professional Standing (SPS) to continue providing financial advice after January 2013, according to new regulations set out by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). The regulation ...

Tax reforms bolster local funds management

MEDIA RELEASES  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
Fund managers praise the Government's move to align Australia's tax treatment of investment income of foreign funds alongside international practices. The minister for financial services, Bill Shorten said the changes will make it more likely foreign-based ...

US manager charged with fraud

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
The US corporate watchdog has cracked down on a Long Island-based money manager for engaging in a fraudulent investment program, which cost investors $8 million in illicit commissions and fees. Warren Nadel, through his investment advisory firm Registered ...

AvSuper awards mandate to IFP

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
AvSuper has dropped its mandate with Wellington International Management Company and awarded $52 million to Independent Franchise Partnership following a review. Michelle Griffiths, chief executive of the $1 billion-plus fund, said IFP replaces Wellington ...

Pay performance fees only, says $220b fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
While local funds and asset consultants continue to debate investment fee structures, one of the world's most influential pension funds is insisting that nearly all fees be incentive based - and other remuneration structures discarded. The board of ...

Frontier and JANA join forces to address fees

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
Frontier Investment Consulting and NAB-backed JANA Investment Advisers have established six principles aimed at addressing fee structures relating to investment mandates. These principles include the use and structure of performance fees, quantum of ...