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BOQ launches online trading

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
Bank of Queensland (BOQ) has teamed up with CMC Markets to provide online share trading service for retail investors. BOQ Trading enables customers to trade shares, options, warrants and managed funds at $17.95 per trade- courtesy of CMC's range of ...

Tyndall shifts gears on FI

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
Financial planners should encourage clients to reconsider their view on Australian fixed interest, which represents a safe haven investment, said the head of fixed income at a $22 billion fund manager. Roger Bridges of Tyndall Investments Australia ...

Liquidnet hits $2bn in Q1 trades

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
Equities trading platform Liquidnet reports exchange of $2 billion in blocks of Australian equities in the first quarter of 2011, highlighting the increased appeal on 'dark pool' trading. During the three-month period Liquidnet traded $4.95 billion ...

Property primed for inflow pick up

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
Fund managers are urging investors not to miss out on property stocks while at the bottom of the cycle because inflows into the sector remain down. Martin Hession, head of property, Australian Unity, said that retail investment in unlisted funds was ...

Bendigo aims to empower planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank officially launches Bendigo Wealth with a distinct focus on tailor made customer service from financial advisers. The new wealth management division has been created to align its portfolio of offerings, including leveraged ...

Nine to propel YBR into retail sector

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
Wealth management firm Yellow Brick Road (YBR) and media company Nine Entertainment have agreed to form strategic alliance to create a "people's champion in retail financial services". Nine will invest $13 million for a 19.9 per cent ordinary shareholding ...

Extra year for tax related overhauls

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
The federal government has granted an extra year to both Managed Investment Trusts (MITs) and financial planners providing tax advice to come to terms with new legislation. Bill Shorten, assistant treasurer and minister for financial services and superannuation ...

Rise in financial employment expected

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
Financial services firms intend to increase hiring in the second quarter of the year, halting back-to-back periods of decline. According to a survey by Hudson, 33.6 per cent of financial services employers expect to increase their number of permanent ...

Three star Bell appoints equities analysts

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
Bell Asset Management has appointed two senior analysts for its global equities fund that earns three star rating from Standard & Poor's. The Melbourne-based manager, which has $3.5 billion in funds under management/administration, has added Nicole ...

Industry still lagging on green IT

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
The Australian financial services sector remains some way behind the US and UK for green IT and technology practices, despite progress in the last 18 months. A Fujitsu survey compared the maturity of green IT practices within banking, finance and insurance ...