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AMG completes investment in Yacktman

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
Affiliated Managers Group today announced the completion of its investment in Yacktman Asset Management. Yacktman serves a number of institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals through separately managed accounts and sub-advisory mandates. ...

Aust advisers to get dual Aust-NZ recognition

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
Australian Securities & Investments Commission has partnered with New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority to implement mutual recognition arrangements for Australian and New Zealand advisers. The Trans-Tasman mutual recognition arrangements will enable ...

National exam to raise quality of advice

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... establishing the exam. "It gives industry members the opportunity to jointly take responsibility for shaping their profession. It also demonstrates industry's support and commitment to providing effective accreditation for financial advisers," said the ...

DomaCom to offer advisers free software

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
Internet-based property investment vehicle DomaCom is set to offer advisers free access to an online financial planning software tool. DomaCom Guided Planning System (GPS) is a software application that enables advisers to assess their clients' current ...

Fitzpatricks Private Wealth builds advice profile

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
High net worth advisory firm Fitzpatricks Private Wealth has signed John McMurdo in the role of group managing director and added Chris Cuffe to its board of directors. McMurdo, who was formerly chief executive officer of Centric Wealth and managing ...

Childhood determines who rises to the top

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
While workplace discrimination and family demands are commonly blamed for the lack of female chief executives, research has found that it's childhood issues that are more to blame. The research findings were revealed by Dr Terrance Fitzsimmons, post-doctoral ...

SPAA brands SuperStream costs illogical

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
The Self Managed Super Funds Professional Association of Australia (SPAA) has dismissed calls by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) for self managed super fund members to make significant contributions towards the SuperStream ...

AMP to acquire Cavendish

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
AMP Limited is to acquire Australia's largest SMSF administrator Cavendish Group as part of plans to establish an SMSF dedicated business unit under Paul Sainsbury. The new unit aims to capture a greater position for AMP in the $440bn self-managed super ...

SMSF auditor competency education push

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
Details of the registration regime for auditors working in the SMSF sector, announced this week by superannuation minister Minister Bill Shorten, are broadly been in line with industry expectations although questions still remain around quality assurance. ...

New accountants' licence hailed as win for affordable advice

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
The federal government's new conditional licensing regime for accountants has been applauded by professional bodies as a step to achieving broader access to financial advice. CPA Australia chief executive officer Alex Malley said the new rules are a ...