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Clients duck for income cover

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
Australians are taking out income protection in droves as uncertainty from the economic slowdown hits home. Professional Investment Services managing director Grahame Evans said figures from the latest Risk Distribution Monitor Survey showed the level ...

ETCs open on ASX

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
... and investors will have the opportunity to get direct exposure to precious metals to complement equity investment," said Graham Tuckwell, ETF Securities chair. "These products have no credit risk as ETCs are 100 per cent backed by allocated bullion held ...

Asgard and IOOF add Patriot funds

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
... Asset Management's products have won places on Asgard and IOOF's platforms. Melbourne-based Patriot is part of the Fisher Graham Group and specialises in Australian equities. The Patriot Small Companies Fund was recently approved by Asgard on the Ewrap ...

Investors gain precious metal alternative

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... ETCs. Each ETC represents roughly one tenth of an ounce of platinum or palladium and a approximately an ounce of silver. Graham Tuckwell, ETF Securities chair, said the firm chose to launch the ETC suite in Australia due to rising global demand for precious ...

S&P ramps up research division

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
... "out of cycle" ratings team to review new products. The ratings firm hired former Westpac Private Bank senior manager; Graham Fox, former Aegis Equities Research head; Rodney Lay, previous Colonial First State analyst, Shane Brereton and former Mercer ...

Suncorp ripe for the picking

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
Suncorp confirmed it has received several approaches from companies besides Commonwealth Bank interested in buying the banking and wealth management divisions of the group. The group advised its shareholders the approaches may or may not lead to formal ...

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 ...

Macq and OzForex steps up pension transfers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
... UK, being registered as a QROPS, so we can accept pension transfers to our fund, makes a great deal of sense," said Tony Graham, Macquarie Adviser Services head of product and technology.

No jump in client meetings: Business Health

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... improving the clients position, strategising the clients position and identifying trends in markets," he said. However, Graham Peatey, managing director at Encore Group, suggested there's room for planners to increase their batting average to a figure ...

FPA signs 10 to PI service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has signed 10 members to its professional indemnity service, Pro PI. The FPA selected Jardine Lloyd Thomson (JLT) to launch the Pro PI service in June. The deal meant JLT became the FPA's key broker and would ...