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ASIC steps up investigation into SMSF fraud

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... loans for day-to-day operating expenses. Senior figures from those companies, which include Syndicated Property Group; Worldwide Property Opportunities and Cayco Management, have been prevented from leaving Australia. While some properties were purchased ...

IOOF posts $33.2m profit

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... starting from fiscal 2014. "Since the global financial crisis began impacting earnings for financial services businesses worldwide, IOOF has been strategically adding to its business in a way that ensures long-term grown, Kelaher said. Funds under management ...

William Blair ramps up bid to win super fund mandates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... in Australia so it's a really attractive market." He added that William Blair, which manages just under $50 billion worldwide, was opting for a "rifle approach", focusing first on winning mandates for its flagship International Leaders and Emerging Markets ...

Fidelity adds senior investment director

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
Fidelity Worldwide Investment has appointed Michael Bargholz as senior investment director for Australia. An industry veteran of more than 25 years, Bargholz's appointment to the newly created position is aimed at adding strength to the investment team ...

On positive contagion, reflation and the great rotation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... indicate that...wait for it, they have juts begun. According to Reuters, "Investors have given $53.8 billion to stock funds worldwide in the past four weeks". This is just about 10% of the US$533.37 billion the Investment Company Institute estimates ...

Australia CEO axed in Russell restructure

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... global boss Len Brennan said that the changes allow the company to focus more on "outcome-oriented multi-asset solutions worldwide." "There is a clear need for innovative market offerings in the retirement incomes space, my role is to ensure Russell ...

CFP ranks to top 150,000 in 2013

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... Brazil, Canada and the U.S. to 85,516, representing approximately 58 percent of the total number of CFP professionals worldwide.

New COO part of expansion plans at Fidelity Australia

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
Fidelity Worldwide Investments has appointed former United States Army officer and head of group Strategy at Perpetual Eric Wang as its new chief operating officer in Australia. Wang joins the global fund manager from wealth management consultancy Sunstone ...

Search for yield to become more acute: Fidelity

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... over the next decade, as traditional sources dry up in line with lower interest rates and bond yields, a new Fidelity Worldwide Investment survey reveals. After surveying 100 of its equity analysts, the global fund manager identified eight key investment ...

Mobile payment market primed for innovation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
The rapid worldwide adoption of smart phones and other mobile devices is expected to boost growth and innovation in the mobile payments industry, according to Credit Suisse. Recent forecasts by IT research company Gartner that anticipate the value of ...