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Magnitude appoints new head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2007
Magnitude Financial Planning has appointed Scot Andrews into the new role of practice delivery manager in Merit Wealth. The role will require Andrews to provide dealer support services to the Merit Financial Planning network. Andrews previously served ...

AFS launches business school

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2007
The Australian Financial Planners Services Group (AFS) has announced plans to open a business school allowing financial planners to grow their skills in running their operations. Beginning in October, the school will offer no financial planning strategy ...

CitiStreet expands team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
... manager of business and market development and was head of Plum Financial Services Sydney office over an eight-year period. Michael Longes has been appointed head of tax and will be responsible for leading CitiStreet's tax consulting services focusing ...

Ethical by name and nature

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
Ethical fund managers Hunter Hall and the Australian Ethical Investment have responded to the CHOICE report that warned investors about funds that specialise in responsible investments. The CHOICE report urged investors to read the 'small print' when ...

DIY fund insurance more tax effective

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
Australians are better off holding insurance policies through a self-managed super fund because of the tax advantages, according to Adelaide-based Cavendish Superannuation Fund. Andrew Hamilton, joint managing director of the super fund, said, "It can ...

ANZ eyes ING and maybe AMP

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
... will be. ANZ's peers have all made conservative selections of CEOs and - while the new fellow is essentially unknown - Michael Smith already looks the pick among bank CEOs. While AMP and St George can learn from ANZ's selection, hopefully the former ...

Dixon in three-part expansion push

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
Dixon Advisory joins the big league after it added 22 advisers with $1.5 billion in funds under advice (FUA) to its network, appointed former Bulletin editor Max Walsh to its investment committee and completed a business re-branding. Former ABN AMRO ...

Challenger teams up with Colony

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
Challenger Financial Services has signed a partnership agreement with US-based real estate funds specialist Colony Capital in a deal that involves $64 million in Challenger share options. As part of the partnership, Colony bought an option of over 57.1 ...

Centric buys PKF

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
... offices. The acquisition will bring Centric's assets under advice to $5.7 billion. All 14 PKF staff will join Centric. Michael Pillemer, joint chief executive officer of Centric Wealth said he was "excited about this acquisition and the relationship ...

Margin calls on tech watch

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
Margin loan investors have new resources to combat volatile markets with Macquarie Investment Lending revamping their online capabilities. Peter van der Westhuyzen, head of sales and marketing at Macquarie Investment Group said last week, with volatile ...