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Leenane Templeton Chartered Accountants adds financial planning

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
Leenane Templeton Chartered Accountants has launched a financial planning and advisory services division under the new brand Leenane Templeton Wealth Management. Andrew Frith, chief executive officer of the Newcastle based Leenane Templeton said the ...

Industry panel turns up FOFA heat

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
The 'future is in your hands' industry panel participants treated day one of the 2011 AFA conference to a lively debate over the architecture of the future of financial advice reforms, the regulatory separation of superannuation from the rest of the ...

Exec pay in Australia too high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
Executive compensation in Australian listed companies is out of step and needs to be brought back into alignment with investor interests, said Schroders deputy head of Australian equities in a briefing note. Andrew Fleming, said "Executive compensation ...

Multiport hits $2bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
Self-managed super fund administration heavyweight Multiport has hit $2 billion in funds under administration but for such a large administration group to be so small relative to the SMSF market shows how fragmented the SMSF marketplace remains. The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... all Greeks. The vote came after violent demonstrations that left one person dead and 74 injured. ANZ senior markets dealer Alex Sinton said the successful vote did little to improve sentiment on currency markets. "Passing (bills) through parliament is ...

Indexed FUM up 30% since GFC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
The push to alpha-beta separation has put new impetus into the indexing sector, leading to continued growth in index market penetration particularly among equities, according to new research by Rainmaker. Indexing in Australia is now $223 billion, its ...

Aust Ethical community grants announced

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
Investment manager Australian Ethical has announced its 2011 community grant recipients, with more than $150,000 being distributed to 22 charities and conservation organisations operating in Australia and overseas. This year's recipients were chosen ...

Indonesia to defy world growth forecasts

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
As global forecasters cut their outlook for world economic growth, one of the few nations they are upbeat about is resources powerhouse Indonesia. Deteriorating conditions forced Citibank last month to cut their global gross domestic product forecasts ...

BT, MLC rocket up the super charts

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
BT and MLC have shot up in the performance satisfaction retail standings thanks to huge lifts in the proportion of their satisfied customers, according to Roy Morgan's latest Superannuation Satisfaction Report. The report is based on interviews with ...

Volcker Rule could slash Wall Street incomes 25%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
Legislation in the US to rein in investment banks' ability for market making that goes against clients best interests, is proving to be more complicated than first thought. The proposal, known as the 'Volcker Rules', were proposed by economist and former ...