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Big six use advisers for sales while clients confused on independence

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
Financial advisers aligned to major wealth-management firms are continuing to direct the majority of the funds they establish to their parent fund manager, a study released today by Roy Morgan Research has found. The Superannuation and Wealth Management ...

REST focused on long term after posting healthy returns

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... for members to remember to focus on returns over a five and 10 year period, rather than just one year returns," said Damian Hill, chief executive officer, REST Industry Super. REST's core strategy, its default option, has returned 4.55% and 6.99% over ...

Knights in shining armour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... notice last 18 April. As they should! This is because despite the on-going brinkmanship over the US debt ceiling on Capitol Hill, a compromise would ultimately be reached. And... and, Sir Ben is there to buy all those additional debts the US Treasury ...

Hillross acquires $2.2 billion planning group

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
AMP affiliated planning group Hillross Financial Services has agreed to acquire IRIS Financial Group, winning a competitive process that attracted eight first round offers and saw four parties conduct due diligence. Hillross will provide licensee services ...

Hillross social media growth plans

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
Hillross Financial Services plans to build its adviser numbers through acquisitions, start ups and on boarding, adding double digit growth to its 115 firms with social media also to play a big role in promoting the planning brand. Hugh Humphrey, managing ...

Collectible nightmare just an SMSF bad dream

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
... the blanket ban proposed by the Cooper Review. "Arguing the toss on collectibles is really making a mountain out of a mole hill," he said. "Trustees and their advisers should be happy that they are here to stay - albeit with tighter regulation." The ...

Paragem secures new planning licensee

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
Boutique financial advisory practice PWK Private Wealth Advisers has joined the Paragem Wholesale Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL), taking the dealer group's total assets under advice to $1.3 billion. Paragem now has 13 practices under its ...

Financial services honoured with Queen's favour

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
Members of the Australian financial services industry have received Queen's Birthday honours this year including advisers, super fund heads and regulatory figures. Michael Dwyer, chief executive of First State Super and Fund Executives Association Ltd ...

Dropping home ownership rates leave retirement funding hole

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
... grow to 25 per cent in 20 years as unaffordable city house prices prevented many younger people from buying homes. Damian Hill, chief executive of REST Industry Super, said home ownership rates among the under-35s may have fallen to as little as one-in-three ...

Judgment Day bargains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
By the looks of it all, Harold Camping - the real prophet of doom - stood a better chance predicting a stock market crash this week than "Judgement Day" at 6PM (US time) on 21 May 2011. But you would have done well by your investments if you believed ...