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Presima appoints new CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
Boutique fund manager Presima has appointed Peter Zabierek as chief executive officer. Zabierek will be taking over from acting CEO Nick Basile in early April and will be responsible for leading and growing the business. He has over 23 years' professional ...

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MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
In the latest edition of Financial Standard, we publish our feature report on Australian equities and what fund managers got right - and wrong - since the GFC. The past two weeks also saw a raft of executive appointment changes, product launches and ...

SEC consults direct to the public

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
The Securities and Exchange Commission in the US is appealing directly to the public in a review of whether to make new rules about regulatory obligations for broker-dealers and retail investment advisers. The initiative stands in contrast to Australian ...

Industry bodies welcome Code of Conduct update

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have welcomed the release of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) guidance on the regulatory code of conduct. After the release of the guidance ...

AFA makes board and exec changes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
The Association of Financial Advisers has made a number of changes to its board and senior executive following a recent meeting. Brad Fox, recently appointed as AFA chief executive, has resigned from the position of AFA Treasurer to take up the role ...

Media Super backs Aussie film industry

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
'Save your legs!' is a comedy cocktail of cricket and Bollywood music, a new movie backed by Media Super. The superannuation industry fund for media and arts professionals keeps supporting the Australian film industry through investing and loan initiatives ...

Wealth Enhancers boosts team with AFL talent

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
Financial advice firm Wealth Enhancers is focusing on working out a financial plan for professional athletes and has employed ex-footballer Ben Warren as relationship manager within the Sports and Entertainment department. Warren is also a finance student ...

Auditions still on for charity RockStar gig

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
The Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) committee is calling for a few more financial services professionals to participate in the 'Who Wants to be a RockStar' charity event on March 21. FICAP's 'Who wants to be a RockStar' competition ...

Guardian Advice unveils mentoring and equity partnership program

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
Boutique advice network Guardian Advice seeks to attract young advisers and help them start their professional career through a mentoring program and an equity partnership that will be announced within the next eight weeks. Guardian advisers' average ...

Two liquidators punished by ASIC

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
Australia's corporate watchdog has taken action against two liquidators in separate cases. The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) yesterday said that it had accepted an enforceable undertaking from Sydney liquidator Ian Struthers ...