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ASIC bans Sydney adviser

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has banned Sydney based adviser Colin James Oberg from providing financial services after he withdrew over $1.55 million of client funds without approval. At the time of the offence, Oberg was a financial ...

Instreet launches structured product

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
Boutique investment manager Instreet has launched a structured product that gives high growth investors a lower threshold to break even over a three-year period. The Instreet Series Link 48A is a leveraged product designed to perform in subdued markets. ...

Russell lauches new AEq value strategy

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
Russell Investments is set to offer investors a new value strategy designed to provide more sustainable equity returns for Australian share portfolios. The new Russell Australia Value Premium Strategy is based on a proprietary methodology which aims ...

MLC appoints head of advice

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
MLC has appointed Leah Mallett as head of advice programs in its business development division. In this role, Mallett will assume responsibility for adviser recruitment for MLC's Advice Business School. Mallett joined MLC in 2002 where she held a practice ...

Bentham expands investment team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
Global credit manager Bentham Asset Management has made two new hires to its investment team in response to demand from institutions and enquiries from retail investors for more credit investments. Bentham has appointed Daniel Saldanha as senior credit ...

Aberdeen fixed income manager resigns

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
Stuart Dear has resigned from his senior fixed income portfolio manager role at Aberdeen Asset Management and will be leaving the firm in approximately two weeks. Dear has been at the firm for 14 years and during that time his focus has been on interest ...

ASIC closes in on SMSF advice firms

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has obtained interim court orders against two Queensland-based self-managed superannuation advice companies, following concerns that the firms have misled investors about their investments. The corporate ...

NAB launches margin loan product for SMSFs

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
NAB Wealth has launched NAB Super Lever, a standard margin loan product that lets SMSF investors borrow money to invest in listed shares and unlisted managed funds. The product allows self managed super fund (SMSF) investors to borrow a minimum of $20,000 ...

ASIC bans unlicensed Sydney adviser

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
Australian Securities & Investments Commission has permanently banned Sydney based adviser Ropati Broederlow after it found he acted dishonestly and made false and misleading statements in relation to financial products. Broederlow was also operating ...

Aust real estate investors staying home

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
Australian investors are more likely to invest in domestic rather than overseas real estate over the next 12-18 months, according to Anne Breen, head of real estate, research and strategy at Standard Life Investments. Breen said at this stage in the ...