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Rainmaker Group appoints Professional Standards Officer

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
Financial advice expert Trevor Harris joins the Technical Services team of Rainmaker Group this month in the newly-created role of Professional Standards Officer. In his new role, Harris will be responsible for the implementation and monitoring of the ...

Future Fund appoints head of debt and alternatives

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
The Future Fund has promoted David George to the role of head of debt and alternatives following the resignation of Mitchell Stack in November 2012. George was previously a director in the Future Fund debt and alternatives team and has been with the ...

BDO appointed administrator of the AFS Group

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
BDO Australia has been appointed as the voluntary administrator of the Australian Financial Services (AFS) Group. The creditors' report is due this Friday and the creditors' meeting has been scheduled for May 6, the administrator told Financial Standard. ...

Austock Group company secretary resigns

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
Austock Group company secretary Amanda Gawne has resigned, to be replaced by the company's chief financial officer Enzo Silverii. It is understood that Silverii has already taken the reigns and according to an ASX announcement yesterday, he will be ...

US tax abolition to pave way for super fund inv

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
New reforms announced by US President Obama to abolish the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) will create a substantial opportunity for direct property and infrastructure investors, according to Russell Investments. Under current rules ...

Industry under-prepared for SuperStream: Bravura

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
The financial services industry's back-office technology systems are woefully under-prepared for the government's SuperStream reforms, according to Bravura global head of investment product Darren Stevens. Part of the reason, he said, is that most institutions ...

Australian equity managers overlooking value stocks

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
A bias towards the most defensive stocks in the Australian share market indicates portfolio managers are overlooking significant opportunities in value stocks, according to a new report by van Eyk. The investment research house revealed that out of ...

IPA and SPAA sign SMSF collaboration agreement

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) and the SMSF Professionals Association (SPAA) have reached an agreement to collaborate as a bridge between the public accountancy and SMSF sectors. The two bodies will work together on areas such as accreditation ...

Commonwealth Financial Planning restructures adviser remuneration

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
Commonwealth Financial Planning has announced the restructure of its adviser remuneration packages. As part of the changes it has removed trail commissions for advisers on managed investments and platforms. Insurance renewal revenue will be shared at ...

Advice practice profitability drops by 50%: survey

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
Profitability of advice practices has fallen from 28.5% in 2010 to 14.8% in 2012, according to a HealthCheck report. The report gathers the information from over 300 Australian advisory practices to diagnose their health. The main causes for the drop ...