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FPA slams industry fund 'one track agenda'

ELISE BURGESS, ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... become, Rantall's comments come just two days after the Industry Super Network (ISN) published research by Rice Warner, a Sydney-based actuarial consultancy that has long been associated with advice industry research, which claimed the actual cost for ...

Paraplanners master SoAs with COIN

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... financial practice, particularly when looking for greater flexibility as regulatory change looms. The courses, which begin in Sydney in March, offer guidance on understanding products, portfolio construction and product disclosure statements.

AUI signs up fixed income veteran

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... and Gavin Goodhand as senior portfolio manager. Altius, a 'high conviction fund with a bit of alpha', will be based in Sydney and plans to begin investing during the second half of 2011. "Most fixed interest managers focus on either a thematic or credit ...

Super stoush over opt-in scheme

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... executive, FSC, called the annual opt-in requirement "bad public policy" in a speech on the future of financial advice in Sydney on Friday. The council has developed an alternative framework, offering a three-year renewal policy where consumers can opt ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... Lowe, and Westpac chief executive officer Gail Kelly address the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia in Sydney. The Australian Office of Financial Management conducts a tender process for the issue of $600 million in Treasury notes maturing ...

ASX marks a decade of local ETFs

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is set to host its first Australian exchange traded fund (ETF) conference in Sydney in June this year, ten years on since the first ETF was traded in Australia and at a time when the sector is enjoying explosive ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... expecting," Mr Hickson said. The replacement of chief executive Ian Smith was a surprise, however. The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,364.50 per fine ounce at 1219 AEDT, up $US2.90 on Thursday's closing price of $US1,361.60. Telstra's performance ...

AFA promotes Make A Plan

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... adviser network an update on the association's initiatives, including the Make A Plan campaign, at the GenXt Roadshow in Sydney yesterday. Speaking at the event, chief executive Richard Klipin spoke of the year ahead for advisers and what the AFA will ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... million) full year profit and said the outlook for alumina and aluminium is continuing to improve. The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,360.90 per ounce, down $US3.15 from Wednesday's closing price of $US1,364.05. In other company reports on Thursday ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
... returned to a sound financial position with a $586.9 million full year net profit for calendar 2010. The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,364.20 per ounce, up $US13.07 from Tuesday's close of $US1,351.13. Making news, building products supplier ...