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Countplus subsidiary readies for acquisition

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
Countplus Limited subsidiary, Kidmans PEC, is set to acquire property and accounting group Pacific East Coast with an initial purchase consideration of $3.28 million. Entering into a share sale and purchase agreement (SSPA), Kidman will acquire all ...

Zurich adds to WA Investments team

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
Zurich Financial Services Australia has appointed Jeff Bailey to the role of Western Australia regional sales manager, Investments. Bailey has over 17 years experience in the financial services industry, with the last ten being in the Western Australian ...

AMP Capital relaunches AXA property fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
AMP Capital is set to relaunch a $760 million unlisted retail direct property fund previously withdrawn under AXA Australia management, complete with a new strategy and asset sale. The Wholesale Australian Property Fund (WAPF) has operated for 27 years ...

Property-reliant SMSFs face potential risks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
Despite the increase in popularity of holding property investments among SMSF trustees, the practice comes with an element of danger, according to HLB Mann Judd. Information released in the most recent Mutiport SMSF portfolio analysis recorded a marginal ...

SMSF sector tackling misconceptions

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
Common misconceptions about SMSFs and upcoming draft legislation are all playing a part in shaping this sector for 2012, with borrowing, auditors and sector growth impacting on the entire super industry. Peter Burgess, technical director for the Self-Managed ...

QIC appoints new board directors

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
QIC, Australia's third largest institutional fund manager with over $58 billion in funds under management, has appointed David Usasz and Grant Murdoch to its board. QIC's Chairman, Peter Young AM, said the new directors had been carefully selected to ...

FICAP on course for another successful fundraising event

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
The Financial Community Aid Programme is gearing up for another smash hit RockStar concert next year, with all proceeds from the event going to Open Family Australia and the new FICAP Voices' mentoring program managed by YWCA NSW. The annual fundraiser ...

Ironbark expands account team

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
Ironbark Asset Management has hired Lucie Douez for a new key account role as the asset manager expands its team. Prior to joining Ironbark, Douez held similar roles at ING Investment Management and Goldman Sachs JBWere Asset Management. In the Ironbark ...

Advance sells management of $650 million retail funds

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
Equity fund manager Maple-Brown Abbott has acquired the management rights for two of its Australian retail funds with over $650 million in combined funds under management from Advance Asset Management. Maple-Brown Abbott (MBA) has appointed Ironbark ...

Government confirms ban on commissions

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
The Government's release of the second tranche of its Future of Financial Advice Reforms has provided few surprises, reinforcing plans to ban conflicted remunerations and soft dollar arrangements. Given the level of fanfare that has surrounded the entire ...