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Dealer groups 'like' social media enterprising

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
Financial planning dealer groups are responding to a groundswell of momentum to social media, but before they move into the public domain they are making themselves at home with enterprise social media networking. This relatively new concept, especially ...

AllianceBernstein bullish on molecular medicine

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
AllianceBernstein predicts molecular medicine will rival the emergence of digital information as a disruptive force and has allocated 10% of its thematic portfolios to associated companies such as DNA sequencing and molecular diagnostics firms. While ...

Du Pre-Alba jumps from ASFA to AustSuper

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is seeking a new, senior policy specialist following the appointment of their director of policy, Louise Du Pre-Alba, to AustralianSuper. Du Pre-Alba is leaving ASFA following the conclusion ...

Planners eye SMSF property

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
Industry associations are supportive of the trend for real estate firms and financial planners teaming up to target self managed super funds but are wary of the pitfalls. Self managed super fund trustees are increasingly adding property investments ...

SMSFs to hedge more against longevity risk

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
Longevity is the largest risk faced by self-managed super fund trustees before they retire due to highly unpredictable markets, a longevity risk expert said. Andrew Robertson, head of longevity solutions, Macquarie, said that coupled with the fact that ...

Hillross awards top adviser

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... Chalk, Hillross Fairy Meadow, NSW Ben Hatcher, Tailor-Made Financial Services, NSW John Kazakoff, Arrive Wealth Management (SEQ), Brisbane Marc Occhipinti, MJO Financial, Melbourne. Arrive Wealth Management was noted for its impressive 'future-proof' ...

AXA IM gains more from European property

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
The time is ripe for investors to boost their allocation into European property, with likely returns as high as 30 per cent as the sector comes out of one of the worst periods for global real estate. Kiran Patel, global head of research and strategy ...

Challenger buoyed by annuities, boutiques

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
The guaranteed income streams provided by annuities continue to prove popular with Australian retirees post GFC, with Challenger Financial Services posting another record quarter for its annuities' business. In figures released yesterday, Challenger ...

Commercial property sales rebound: CBRE

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
Commercial property transactions above $5 million rebounded to $2.6 billion in the third quarter, up 268 per cent sequentially and up 75 per cent on last year, according to figures released by CB Richard Ellis. And while Australian super funds are dipping ...

Plus Capital signs third distribution deal

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
Sydney-based Plus Capital Investment Management, a third party distributor, has signed a distribution deal with Los Angeles-based Causeway Capital Management. The deal is Plus Capital's third since launching in 2009, following agreements with insurance ...