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FPA appoints GM for standards, certification and education

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2006
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has combined its professional standards, CFPA(R) certification and education streams and appointed Deen Sanders as general manager to oversee the newly merged function. Sanders moves from his role as general ...

Change at the top for Tribeca

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2006
Tribeca Learning has announced the appointment of a new managing director and chief executive officer as current head, Adam Davis, waves goodbye to the organisation. Warren Jacobson, a Tribeca board member since May 2001, has been appointed to head ...

Select to focus on private equity with Barwon partnership

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2006
Select Asset Management has formed a partnership with private equity specialist Barwon Investment Partners to improve the private equity exposures of the Select Alternatives Portfolio. The Select Alternatives Portfolio will access the majority of its ...

Ord Minnett Enhanced Income Fund gets IWL thumbs up

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2006
The newly launched Ord Minnett Enhanced Income Fund has been rated a buy from IWL Research, with IWL pointing out several factors that differentiate the product in the market. IWL said the fund was unique for several reasons. The fund "offers a fund ...

BT unveils online super sales tools for advisers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2006
BT Financial Group has unveiled a new online super tool to walk planners through the process of selling corporate super to their clients. The 'Art of Super' is an online toolkit exclusively for use by planners. It is based around a five step process ...

AFS appoints new regional manager

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2006
Australian Financial Services (AFS) has announced the appointment of a new regional manager for Western Australia and South Australia. AFS chief executive officer, Peter Daly, welcomed Ken Blayney to the position, highlighting the importance of Western ...

Henry Financial Group joins Genesys

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2006
Financial Planning Association (FPA) director Leonie Henry's advice business, the Henry Financial Group, has joined the Genesys Wealth Advisers network. Brisbane based Henry Financial Group has been in business for 20 years but Leonie Henry said moving ...

Don't bury reverse mortgages in regulation: Martin

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2006
While discussions of reverse mortgages and equity release products seem to inevitably end up circling the issue of regulation, Chris Martin, head of the Over Fifty Group, issued a stern warning that the industry was at risk of being buried before it ...

Legg Mason launches US equities fund Down Under

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2006
Legg Mason has launched a new value oriented US equities fund for Australian wholesale investors. Legg Mason Capital Management, the value investing subsidiary of Legg Mason Inc, will manage the Legg Mason US Value Trust along with the US$61 billion ...

MIR scores $100m from Catholic Super and Retirement

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2006
MIR has secured a $100 million mandate from the Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (CSRF) to be invested in the MIR Australian Equities Fund. Existing CSRF Australian equities mandates with Perpetual and Maple-Brown Abbott will be realigned ...