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Complicating the simple

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... ideological divide can debate and argue all they want over taxes, spending, deficits and debt after they've crossed this bridge. Oh yes, they all know that, and they will deal - eventually. Else, America will become what it abhors most - a suicide bomber ...

BTIM extends global presence with $10bn manager buy

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... will fund the deal through an underwritten equity raise of around $275 million, including $165 million from Westpac, a bridge debt facility of up to GBP65 million and $6 million in cash. UBS was BTIM's sole financial adviser on the deal, which is due ...

Energy Super offers online "next generation" pensions calculator

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
... new calculator incorporates Centrelink aged pension entitlements, the company said. It also provides recommendations to bridge any shortfall between a member's expected and desired retirement income. Robyn Petrou, chief executive of Energy Super, said ...

AMP targets lost super to attract members

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
AMP is targeting super consolidation to rein in $1.1 billion of lost super fees while building bridges between AMP planners and super. AMP have introduced a new free customer service designed to help AMP superannuation customers consolidate their super ...

Bans hit bad planners: ASIC

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
Three financial advisers and a financial services firm are facing work bans and prosecution after separate ASIC investigations. A former financial adviser who fraudulently withdrew $600,000 from his clients' accounts has pleaded guilty in court to six ...

Rising star wins chair position

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
Wealth Enhancers' Sarah Riegelhuth has been appointed chair of the Association of Financial Advisers GenXt committee, a leadership role that connects experienced, older advisers to those new to the profession. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the ...

Tyndall shifts gears on FI

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
Financial planners should encourage clients to reconsider their view on Australian fixed interest, which represents a safe haven investment, said the head of fixed income at a $22 billion fund manager. Roger Bridges of Tyndall Investments Australia ...

Premium appoints former Aust Ethical sales head

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
Premium Wealth Management has named Paul Harding-Davis, previously the head of sales and marketing at Australian Ethical Investment, as general manager. Harding-Davis will start later this month and takes over the role vacated by Jeremy Wardell, who ...

Countplus loses senior exec to Premium

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
Countplus' former acquisitions and integrations manager and interim chief executive, Jeremy Wardell, has left the firm, taking the top job at Premium Wealth Management as chief executive. The independently-owned financial planning group said Wardell ...

Former adviser faces fraud charges

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
A former financial adviser is facing charges, including fraudulently obtaining client funds, after an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Alan Leslie Brown, of Lugarno, New South Wales, has appeared on a total ...