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Trustees told to ramp up disclosure: ASIC

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2006
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has given new guidelines for superannuation trustees on reporting material changes and significant events sooner after they occur in a bid to ramp up disclosure to members. ASIC's executive ...

Bravura expands in UK with Friends Provident

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2006
Financial services applications provider Bravura Solutions has partnered with listed UK group Friends Provident to provide wrap solutions for advisers. The applications are based on Bravura's existing Sonata Wrap system and similarly will provide an ...

Platinum re-brands to Sentry

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2006
Adviser group Platinum has been renamed Sentry Group on the back of a business and corporate restructure. Sentry Group managing director, Murray Hills, said the re-branding will help differentiate the group from other Platinum's in the market. The name ...

Industry gives new AML/CTF Bill the nod

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2006
The Federal Government has released a revised version of the draft Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Bill (AML/CTF) which has been cautiously welcomed by key industry groups who are pushing for a three year transition time. The changes ...

Praemium adds NSW head of sales

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2006
Listed portfolio administration provider Praemium has announced the appointment of a state manager for New South Wales and ACT on the back of a national expansion strategy. The group, which listed on the ASX in May, has appointed Nat Fiennes, whose ...

Pentafin appoints group CEO

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2006
Software systems group Pentafin, provider of administration platform OneVue, has looked internally and appointed a new chief executive officer. Connie Mckeage, chief executive officer of her own advisory business Strategic Advantage and current consultant ...

ESS manager moves to Vision

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2006
Emergency Services Super (ESS) will lose its recently appointed general manager of marketing and business development to a competitor industry fund next month. Chris Artis, will head to Vision Super, after departing ESS on August 18 to take up a role ...

Fiducian adds advisers SMSF course

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2006
In a bid to boost their financial planner's specialist expertise, Fiducian Financial Service's advisers will complete a self-managed superannuation fund training course that is currently being encouraged by ASIC on top of PS 146. Technical services ...

REST hits $10.5bn on a strong FY06

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2006
The country's largest industry fund in terms of membership, REST, handed out its largest dollar distribution to members in the history of the fund after strong earnings for the 2006 financial year saw the fund grow by $2.1 billion to reach over $10.5 ...

Shadforths expands into Sydney with JV

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2006
Financial planning and broking group Shadforths will complete a joint venture with high-end financial planners Taylor Bowring, seeing it complete a move into the Sydney market and adding to its Melbourne office and three Tasmanian offices. Taylor Bowring's ...