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New judge for AFA Adviser of the Year award

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
Director of research at Beaton Research and Consulting, Dr Rebecca Shiels, has joined the judging panel for the ninth Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Adviser of the Year Award In her current role, Dr Sheils responsibilities include business-to-business ...

Super crime loophole to snap shut

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
The Federal Government wants the power to seize superannuation money that it says was funded by crime and is seeking to change the law. The rule change could affect millions of dollars worth of superannuation assets across the country. At present, superannuation ...

Free advice sparks Financial Planning Week

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
Financial Planning Week kicks off today with six weeks of free online financial advice for consumers organised by the Financial Planning Association. The free advice is designed to give people a taste of what they could enjoy if they took the step of ...

Ratings round up

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
Ratings agencies this week left fund managers alone but focused on the banks. Standard and Poor's yesterday left its rating on AMP Capital Core Property Fund unaffected after the resignation of Michael Winnel, the assistant fund manager. Winnel will ...

Advisers aim for independents over FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
Financial planners on the warpath over Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms were given a crash course in political lobbying today by Shadow Minister for Financial Services Senator Mathias Cormann, who told them to target the independents. Speaking ...

Avoca patient on industrials evolution

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
Despite harbouring long-term concerns for the Australian economy, the newly established Avoca Investment Management sees plenty of opportunities in undervalued sectors. John Campbell and Jeremy Bendeich, co-portfolio managers of the Bennelong Avoca ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open higher on Thursday, as a recovery in commodity prices sparked a more positive performance in share prices on Wall Street. On the ASX 24 at 0713 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was 24 points ...

Back office firm eyes super growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
Back office administration firm MainstreamBPO has re-branded its Group Benefits business to SuperBPO as it continues to target new super fund clients. SuperBPO provides member administration, unit pricing and accounting to industry, corporate and retail ...

US inside trader hit with possible two-decade jail sentence

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
A former billionaire US hedge fund player has been found guilty of a spate of insider trading charges and could be slapped with a 19.5 year jail sentence. Raj Rajaratnam, who co-founded the New York-based hedge fund management firm, Galleon Group, has ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open lower on Thursday, following heavy falls on Wall Street overnight in both commodities prices and equities. On the ASX 24 at 0718 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was 56 points lower at 4,729. ...