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Skandia expands board

Skandia has appointed head of distribution Richard Borysiewicz to the board of its Australian operations. He joins two external non-executives and four executive directors on the board and his appointment follows seven months in his role as head of ...

Former financial adviser guilty of 18 criminal charges

Former financial adviser John Higgins has pleaded guilty to 15 counts of fraudulently misappropriating clients' funds for his own use under the Crimes Act (NSW), and three counts of dishonest conduct in relation to a financial product or service while ...

Optimix reaches $5 billion

Optimix's manage the managers funds has reached $5 billion in funds under management, more than double the total since October 2003. The increase in funds follows Optimix's strategy to move into the larger adviser market through ANZ financial planners ...

Newsflash - FPA awards CFP contract to Securities Institute

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has ended months of speculation by awarding the contract for the administration of its Certified Financial Planning (CFP) program to the Securities Institute of Australia (SIA). The deal is for three years with ...

Super funds perform again with double digit returns

SelectingSuper, a division of Rainmaker Information, has reported double digit returns by funds in its October 2004 superannuation performance tables. The performance tables revealed the consistent trend of industry funds dominating the default option ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2004
In Sydney today the sharemarket is expected to open slightly firmer as gains in the US markets and a moderation in the decline of commodity prices could help alleviate the recent slide in the domestic market. The December share price index contract ...

Housing finance falling and consumer sentiment easing

Following the RBA's position on leaving the official rates unchanged, latest housing figures and a drop in consumer sentiment indicate a slowdown in the economy. After falling 0.5 per cent in September, the number of housing loans for owner occupation ...

Meteoritic rise for Plum and NGS

Both Plum and Non Government Schools Super fund (NGS) have enjoyed a meteoritic rise in funds under management with Plum's employer division reaching the $4 billion mark and NGS Super reaching $1 billion. NGS Super increased $942.73 million in September ...

AMP Capital needs to stand the test of time

Morningstar Research has given AMP Capital Investors Equity Fund-Class A an investment grade rating as part of the research house's Australian share sector strategy review. The fund has been outperformed by its benchmark for the last five years mainly ...

Second round of executive appointments for NAB

NAB has followed up the revamp of its executive committee in late October with four new appointments at senior executive level in keeping with the implementation of the bank's fresh strategic agenda. In the current round of appointments Gordon Lefevre ...