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ASIC brings criminal charges against SMSF adviser

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
A New South Wales SMSF adviser has appeared in court, charged with obtaining money by deception and of making a false or misleading statement to ASIC. The investigation into Craig Gerard Dangar relates to his time as an adviser at SMSF Consultants in ...

Aus Ethical names new chief investment officer

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
Australian Ethical Investment has named David Macri as the new chief investment officer following the resignation of James Jordan. Jordan has been with the ethical fund manager since 2006 and has decided to return to the public sector, Australian Ethical ...

IFM wins legalsuper Aus equities mandate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
Industry Funds Management has been given a $20 million Australian equities mandate from legalsuper. The funds will be managed within Industry Funds Management's (IFM) Strategic Australian Equities process led by executive director, listed equities Clyde ...

BetaShares ETFs receive A rating

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
Specialist ETF provider BetaShares has been given an "A" rating for six of its ETFs by van Eyk. The exchange traded funds (ETF) were awarded on the basis of their investment process, the management team, business infrastructure and the firm's portfolio ...

Dimensional grows fixed income team

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
Former Suncorp investment strategist Damien Koch has been appointed as a portfolio manager in the Dimensional investment team in Sydney. The global asset manager is headquartered in Texas but has offices in Australia, Canada and Europe, managing more ...

Best interest to put focus on risk: Instreet

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
The contentious best interest clause in the FOFA legislation will place more of an onus on advisers to prove they are experts on the products they recommend to clients. That's according to asset management firm Instreet Investment, which has developed ...

Intersuisse/ Austock securities buyout goes ahead

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
Singapore- backed Intersuisse Holdings has successfully purchased the securities arm of the Austock Group after nearly two months of talks, resulting in a number of management changes. Austock Group chief executive and former head of Bank of America-Merill ...

Trio super victims receive compensation

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
More than $54 million in compensation is set to be pumped into the super accounts of over 5,000 people whose retirement savings were defrauded in the collapse of Trio Capital from today. The government is granting the financial assistance to members ...

Colley departs OnePath for SPAA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
OnePath's head of technical sales strategy Andrew Lowe will cover the position of national technical manager Graeme Colley following his departure, the company has told Financial Standard. Colley is leaving OnePath after more than 10 years to take up ...

Credit Suisse asset management appoints new recruit

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
Evan Reedman has been appointed Credit Suisse's new head of consultant relationship for asset management in Asia Pacific based in Melbourne. Reedman comes from QIC where he was director, lifecycle strategies and also worked at JANA Investment Advisers ...