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Guardian Advice invests in WA planning firm

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
... equity investment in West Australian-based financial planning firm Capital Managers. Guardian Advice said the equity partnership with Capital Managers would support the firm's succession and growth strategy and enable both groups to build a sustainable ...

Class Super beats BGL to launch automated property valuator

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
... its kind in Australia. However, in April Class Super's main competitor, BGL, announced a similar service - also in partnership with RP Data - which BGL managing director Ron Lesh said should be up and running within a couple of weeks. Unlike Class, BGL's ...

Guardian Advice monetises new medical service for advisers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
Risk specialist dealer group Guardian Advice has launched a medical and pathology service, in partnership with Health Predictions, for advisers to easily refer clients and get a share of the profits. When medical and pathology testing is needed as part ...

States could learn from Baird's infrastructure model: ISN

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... state governments have responded "quite positively" to the ISN's overtures. "They recognise the PPP [public-private partnership] structures don't work going forward. It's obvious they're exploring new ways to invest in infrastructure," Linden said. Historically ...

HUB24 add AIA to platform

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
Life insurer AIA Australia has announced a new partnership with investment platform HUB24. This is the third platform partnership AIA has made in the past two years. AIA general manager of life insurance Damien Mu said the platform linkups are designed ...

AIOFP to provide Instreet structured products

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
... Financial Professionals (AIOFP) has partnered with Instreet Investment to offer structured products to its members. The partnership is a response to the growing investor demand for tailored financial products that differentiate financial planning businesses. ...

DST Bluedoor to take platforms to Europe

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... impressive investor servicing and administration organisation with a reputation second to none in Europe; our strategic partnership there is a very exciting development," DST Bluedoor executive director Martin Spedding said. The company has already started ...

Abenomics strengthens investment ties with Japan

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... of call for capital is Australia's trading partners," he said. Already strong, Australia has strengthened its trade partnership with Japan in recent months. When a Chinese fishing boat rammed a Japanese coast guard vessel, hostilities between the two ...

Confusion reigns over financial literacy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
Despite the focus on financial literacy by regulators, Australian school curriculum designers and financial services firms, there is still no agreed definition of what it is and how to measure it, reveals the Australian Securities and Investment Commission ...

Australian Islamic finance presents opportunities

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... best financial systems in the world and governance here is incredibly strong. Australia also has a long history of partnership with Middle Eastern, Malaysian and Indonesian investors and that is attractive to businesses overseas," he said. "Muslims represent ...