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CommSec appoints head of adviser services

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
Online broker CommSec has appointed former Investment Trends chief operating officer Eric Blewitt to lead CommSec Adviser Services. Prior to Investment Trends, Eric managed Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's leveraged equities margin lending business. "Eric ...

Gearing strategies not just for retirees

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
Investors with many years to run until their retirement should consider the benefits of gearing strategies, according to Bendigo Wealth. According to Julie McKay, Bendigo Wealth senior manager of technical and research, gearing - or borrowing money ...

FICAP Rockstars gear up for tonight's fundraising

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
Tonight the financial services industry will crown a new FICAP RockStar at the annual 'Who wants to be a RockStar event'. The competition will be fierce with 12 RockStar hopefuls trying to win over the judges and the finance industry crowd, while raising ...

SMSF trustees confident backing their limited advice

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
New research reveals enormous opportunities for Australia's financial advisers to help their clients, with self managed super funds, diversify their portfolios better. Launched on the eve of the 2013 SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) ...

Global bond melt-down on cards: Harris Fraser

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
A major turn in the US Federal Reserve's policy has increased the potential for a catastrophic fall across fixed income markets, a factor which is being largely ignored by the global investment community, according to wealth manager Harris Fraser. At ...

SPAA backs limited recourse borrowing rule changes

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia has backed the government's plan to redefine limited recourse borrowing arrangements as financial products. Based on proposed changes, only fully-licensed financial planners would be able to advise on ...

Family office and HNW clients overlook best cash deposit rates

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
Many private banking clients are missing out on the best rate on their cash deposits, according to Harris Fraser Group's Marc Geary. The private wealth expert says that some banks are taking advantage of the large sums held in some accounts to charge ...

Act now to capitalise on Asian fixed income migration: Omega

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
Asian bond markets offer superior returns at a lower level of risk than their European and US counterparts, according to Omega Global Investors. Falling cash rates in Australia are widely expected to act as the catalyst for a large migration into fixed ...

China's coming soft landing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
Australia might be worried about a hard landing for China's economy, but not many other nations seems to be. But it also raises the question about what is a hard landing in China? Even during the depths of the GFC, their (China's) economic growth dipped ...

Fund budget surplus with cuts to super tax breaks: Treasury

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012