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Commonwealth trustee reforms passes Senate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
Legislation consolidating the trustee arrangements of the Commonwealth's main military and civilian superannuation schemes into a single entity passed the Senate this week. In a statement, the government said the new structure will modernise commonwealth ...

DKN agrees to support IOOF takeover

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
Financial services provider DKN Financial Group has agreed to an increased takeover offer by IOOF Holdings, subject to independent valuation. IOOF has increased its bid from an indicative offer of 75c per DKN share, which was hotly rejected by major ...

Paragem secures new planning licensee

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
Boutique financial advisory practice PWK Private Wealth Advisers has joined the Paragem Wholesale Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL), taking the dealer group's total assets under advice to $1.3 billion. Paragem now has 13 practices under its ...

The road to ruin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
In case you missed it, former US Federal Reserve Alan 'el maestro' Greenspan has just declared Greece dead - well, almost. No way out. In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Greenspan declared that the "chances of Greece not defaulting are very ...

Australian Unity possible merger

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
Australian Unity and Big Sky Credit Union are exploring a merger option that would potentially create a 310,000 member strong union. Having signed a heads of agreement, the organisations senior executives and directors have formed an evaluation committee ...

Super the nation's best money aggregator

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
Super funds aggregate wealth better than the stock market and it's time the nation harnessed that firepower, said Garry Weaven, chair of Industry Funds Management. Speaking at an IFM superannuation forum yesterday, Weaven said it's the job of trustees ...

The seventh week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you Happy birthday, happy birthday Happy birthday to you! For all the Republicans out there, celebrating 'our' Queen's birthday - and having Monday off for this - has handed another point for the Monarchist. Long ...

DKN acquires 25pc in Godfrey Pembroke firm

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
DKN Financial Group has acquired a 25 per cent stake in former Godfrey Pembroke licensee, StrategyOne Advice Network, to provide compliance, professional development, research and platform administration services to its advisers. The move is inline ...

Fear is in the air

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
"Fear is in the air Everywhere I look around Fear is in the air Every sight and every sound And I don't know if I'm being foolish Don't know if I'm being wise But it's something that I must believe in And it's there when I look in your eyes." (my apologies ...

Aussie downgrades likely as S&P reviews rating system

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
Ratings agency Standard and Poor's is reviewing its rating methods, a move likely to lead to downgrades not only of the Big Four banks but of Australia's entire banking industry. The ratings agency has been canvassing industry opinion from around the ...