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AdviserEdge to "live build" advice website at 2014 conference

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
One advice practice will get the chance to have its social media strategy overhauled and website rebuilt as part of a "live build" feature at this year's AdviserEdge Social Advice Summit.A The "live build" will take place over the 3-day conference and ...

PIMCO names new head of Asia Pacific

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
PIMCO has appointed its former global head of PIMCO Advisory as its new head of Asia Pacific, an area that includes the Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo offices. Reporting to PIMCO chief executive Douglas Hodge, Eric J. Mogelof will continue to ...

GPS Wealth approves DomaCom fractional property fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
Queensland-based dealer group GPS Wealth (GPS) has approved the DomaCom fractional property fund. This latest approval means that nearly 400 advisers now have the DomaCom fund on their approved product list (APL). Commenting on the approval, GPS Wealth ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we look at some of the new services being offered in the intensely competitive custody market. We also profile Western Asset Management country head of fixed income Anthony Kirkham and take a closer look at ...

Funds return 11% in May

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
The SelectingSuper Workplace rolling 12 month default option index increased marginally during May to return 11.3% compared to 11.1% at end April. At end December it was 16.1%. Three year super fund average annual returns are 8.8% pa, five year average ...

EQT completes ANZ Trustees acquisition

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
Equity Trustees (EQT) has completed the acquisition of ANZ Trustees for $150 million, which has boosted ET's total funds under management to $40 billion. As part of the agreement, EQT and ANZ have entered into a strategic relationship for five years ...

SAS Trustee renews Pillar admin contract

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
SAS Trustee Corporation (STC) has awarded Pillar another five year contract to provide administration services, including support for their complex defined benefits schemes. STC has some of the largest defined benefits schemes in Australia and the fifth ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we look at the recent regulatory changes that have removed some of the barriers to the Australian corporate bond market and investigate why Australia is still behind its international peers in getting involved ...

Morningstar launches stewardship ratings in Australia

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
Independent investment research Morningstar Australasia has launched stewardship ratings for Australian and New Zealand stocks. The ratings assess a firm's stewardship of shareholder capital as exemplary, standard, or poor. In the initial allocations ...

Lonsec reveals new CEOs

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
Lonsec Fiscal Holdings, which includes Lonsec Research, Lonsec Broking, SuperRatings, Toowards, Advisor Network, MPF Ratings and Lonsec Direct Investment Service is pleased to announce the appointment of Amanda Gillespie and Nathan MacPhee as joint ...