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FOFA fatigue prompts new Guardian offering

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
Guardian Financial Planning's 145 advisers now have access to a free paraplanning service for risk Statements of Advice. The new offering comes after Guardian surveyed its advisers and found they are suffering from FOFA fatigue. "We surveyed the advisers ...

nabInvest buys equities start-up stake

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
nabInvest has continued its acquisitive streak by turning its attention to a Sydney based start-up, acquiring a non-controlling stake in quantitative based equities specialist Redpoint Investment Management. National Australia Bank's direct asset management ...

Glimmer of hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
It's the same old, same old story playing (dragging on) on our financial screens - the tragedy that is Greece. And just like times past, it's leaving a sour taste on investors' mouths. The recent update talks of Greece's meeting with the troika of alms-givers ...

Conversation the key to speeding up SOA

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
Single issue Statements of Advice should not be consuming so much time for financial planners and dealer groups, according to an advisory technology expert. A key thought-shift in technology allows advisers to create all the information needed in the ...

Perpetual shuts $1bn mortgage funds to focus on income

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
Perpetual is closing its suite of mortgage funds, which have around $1 billion in funds under management, turning its attention to commercial mortgage lending and a secured private debt series for retail investors. As of September 17, Perpetual will ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher on Thursday following gains on Wall Street overnight and halting Wednesday's losses. At 0710 AEST on Thrusday, the September share price index futures contract was up 72 points at 4,088. In economics news ...

Find me that silver bullet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
"The top priority is to avoid an uncontrolled insolvency, because that wouldn't just hit Greece and the danger that it hits everyone, or at least a number of other countries, is very big. I have made my position very clear: that everything must be done ...

ASIC warns CFOs after Westpoint sentencing

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission reminded the industry of its legal responsibilities after former Westpoint chief financial officer Graeme Rundle received an 18-month suspended sentence. Rundle, found guilty of two counts of making ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
US stocks plunged on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average sliding more than 300 points, as global stock markets were stung by fresh anxiety in the eurozone over Greece's bailout. The Dow fell 303.68 points (2.69 per cent) to close at 10,992.13. ...

AXA winds up billion dollar funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
AXA Australia is in the process of winding up seven funds, including a $1.06 billion mortgage fund, with a withdrawal offer available on two others. An AXA spokesperson confirmed to Financial Standard yesterday that AXA had completed a review of its ...