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Legg Mason acquires UK global equity manager

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
Baltimore-based asset manager Legg Mason has acquired UK international equity manager Martin Currie. With offices in six locations, the addition of Edinburgh-based business (with presence in Australia) expands Legg Mason's capabilities in active global ...

Cbus and FPA sign adviser referral deal

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
Industry super fund Cbus members will have access to Financial Planning Association (FPA) certified financial planners after the two organisations joined together to launch a referral program. The national referral program which is scheduled to start ...

SMSF service industry comes of age: Survey

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... million member SMSF industry was becoming increasingly blurred. "This research debunks the myth that there is no SMSF profession and that it is only for accountants and financial planners. The significant growth in professionals which have specialist ...

Shartru completes first book builds in DomaCom fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
The first book builds in the DocmaCom Fund to crowd fund property syndicates was completed by Sydney financial planning firm Shartru Wealth Management. Shartru introduced 30 people into the residential property investment market through the fund's crowdfunding ...

Another October to remember?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
Headlines upon headlines remains littered with MH17 and what happens next as the international community vents its anger on Russia. 'twas these headlines that reportedly downed Wall Street overnight. But we surely know what comes after the dip, 'eh ...

BT asks for full adviser disclosure to consumers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
BT Financial Group chief executive Brad Cooper said raising adviser education standards is not enough and demanded that consumers be able to get full access to information about all Australia's financial planners. "Education is critical but assessed ...

Are super funds the new shadow banks?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
Superannuation funds are increasingly behaving like shadow banks and should be regulated as such, an economist and pension expert from the UK has warned. Dr Bernard Casey of Warwick University said stricter global capital requirements are seeing new ...

Pohl's fund receives 'recommended' rating

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
Barrack St Investment (BST), the investment company whose portfolio is managed by Manny Pohl's ECP Asset Management, has been given a 'recommended' rating by Independent Investment Research. The rating comes ahead of BST's plan to list on the ASX in ...

Cormann tables adviser register to "weed out bad apples"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
A public register of financial advisers will help "weed out bad apples," the Financial Planning Association (FPA) said after the government announced the creation of a working group to consult with stakeholders. Finance Minister Mathias Cormann said ...

ASIC concerned about SMSFs, warns spruikers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
The sharp rise in promoters recommending Australians to use their self-managed super fund (SMSF) to invest in property has led the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to remind property developers that they need a license to operate. ...