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J.P Morgan strengthens Treasury Services

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
J.P. Morgan Treasury Services has appointed a new head of treasury services, Australia & New Zealand and has made two senior appointments to its Southeast Asia teams. Nadia Schiavon has been appointed head of treasury services, Australia & New Zealand. ...

BT Future2 Wheel Classic hits the road

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
A 1250 km marathon cycle ride from Bourke to Sydney - set to raise $100,000 from the financial planning profession to support disadvantaged young Australians - sets out from Bourke tomorrow and ends in Martin Place on Friday 16 September. Ray Griffin ...

Super merger prompted by industry transition

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
CareSuper and Asset Super may merge later this year to create a 285,000 strong membership base with over $6 billion in FUM, with Care CEO Julie Lander to take the reins. The funds are in discussion about a possible merger, prompted by external industry ...

FOFA levels playing field: ANZ Wealth

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... part of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, will provide the ideal setting to move financial planning as a profession and help planners compete, believes Barrett. "Financial planners are going to have the same ability to provide sensible scaled ...

Janus launches Asia equity strategy

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
Australian investors will have access to Janus Capital International's Asia equity strategy, now available for institutional investors outside the US, which promises long-term growth of capital from 80% emerging market allocation. The strategy, launched ...

Financial Standard launches iPad app

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
Financial Standard has launched the Financial Standard iPadA(R) app.The app will allow iPadA(R) users to download the tablet edition of the Financial Standard fortnightly newspaper, with the latest issue available now. The app is available for free ...

FPA ad campaign sneak preview released to members

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
Members of the Financial Planners Association will today have access to the, yet to be released, TV advertising campaign so they can see it before it goes live on September 18. The package, produced by advertising agency Banjo, compares financial planners ...

PM Gillard: super to support economic stability

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
Prime Minister Julia Gillard spoke of the importance of Australia's super industry as an "anchor" for the economy and the changes ahead in an address to over 600 wealth management professionals in Sydney this morning. In a 30-minute speech discussing ...

CBA in takeover bid for Count Financial

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
The Commonwealth Bank has announced a $373 million takeover bid for financial planning group Count Financial, which went into a surprise trading halt this morning before the news. Count Financial share volumes surged yesterday on the Australian Securities ...

FOFA: Government extends soft-dollar benefit ban to non-super risk insurance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
The Federal Government has extended its ban on soft-dollar benefits under the Future of Financial Advice draft legislation announced today. It will now include risk insurance outside of superannuation. The ban, scheduled to go live on July 1, 2012 ...