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ING snaps up Sentry stake

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2009
... attracting advisers and executing its growth strategy," said Stout. Murray Hills, chief executive and chairman of 98-financial advisor strong Sentry Financial Group, said the partnership will provide extra support for the dealer group's national network ...

TTR strategies need more attention

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
Investors still lack awareness of transition to retirement strategies while many others view super as a "poor investment", according to financial advisory firm HLB Mann Judd. According to Michael Hutton, wealth management partner at HLB Mann Judd, most ...

Storm staff lose jobs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
Voluntary administrators, Worrells Solvency and Forensic Accountants have closed Queensland based financial planning group Storm Financial resulting in 115 staff members losing their jobs. According to a statement, Worrells Solvency and Forensic Accountants ...

Morgan Stanley and Citi to merge

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
Morgan Stanley and Citi are combining their resources to create the world's largest wealth manager boasting 20,000 financial advisors. Morgan Stanley and Citi announced yesterday that it would combine Morgan Stanley's Global Wealth Management Group ...

Lowenhaupt Global Advisors lands in Oz

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
US-based specialist financial advisory firm Lowenhaupt Global Advisors has set up shop in Sydney. Lowenhaupt Global Advisors, a firm that calls wealthy families its niche audience, has opened a Sydney office - the latest addition to the firm's existing ...

Planners ignore property for profit

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
Some planners have been ignoring investment property to focus primarily on the equity markets in a bid to fatten their bottom lines, claims Bannister Mansfield. Gavin Murphy, director of the Sydney-based financial planning firm, said many financial ...

Masu settles Westpoint case

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
Masu Financial Management has settled a class action brought by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) for 85 investors sold Westpoint Group financial products. The Federal Court of Australia settled the two remaining complaints ...

Good news at last for AIG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
At last some good news for AIG Life Australia with the company announcing a major upgrade of their insurance suite while also coming runner-up in the CoreData Life Company of the Year awards. The firm's Priority Protection insurance suite is receiving ...

PIS creates NZ advice giant

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
Professional Investment Services New Zealand (PIS NZ) and Newpark Financial Services are expected to merge and create New Zealand's largest financial advisory group with more than 250 advisers and 130 accounting firms. Robbie Bennetts, PIS chief executive ...

Aviva expands Southern teams

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... experience, and previously worked at Macquarie and MLC in key distribution roles supporting the independent financial advisor market. More recently, Parker was head of sales at Virgin Money. Also, Melanie Alpar has been appointed as senior sales manager ...