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Good wine, good advice

Hunter Valley may be better known as the haven of award-winning wine but it is also a source of award-winning financial advice. Hunter region-based financial planner Jennifer Leslie has received the Financial Planner of the Year Award at the 2007 Hillross ...

AXA's succession solutions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
Financial advisors looking to sell their business must ensure it's operating successfully because inefficient practices risk being sold at almost 20 per cent below the industry average, an AXA report found. The 2008 AXA Succession Report was published ...

Telstra Super signs Charles River for direct portfolio management

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007
Anyone needing more convincing that big super funds are evolving into investment managers should look at Telstra Super's deal to sign on with the Charles River Development portfolio management system. Established in 1990, Telstra Super has 90,000 members ...

AMIST appoints new chief executive officer

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
Australian Meat Industry Superannuation Trust (AMIST) today announced the appointment of John Livanas as chief executive officer. John Livanas was previously general manager of the $12 billion FuturePlus. The previous chief executive of AMIST, Paul ...

Rising Star calls for home loan tax relief

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
Association of Financial Advisers 2007 Rising Star winner Chris Browne has suggested Australia could end its Gen X and Y housing affordability problems by extending tax deductions on margin loans to home loans. He said while the idea was not a new one ...

Investing by 2020

... Ultimately, we will keep finding new betas that explain what was once presumed to be skill, hence pure alpha will become rare indeed," he added. Michelle Baltazar

Customer satisfaction is a measure of indifference

... revenue, market share, share of wallet or customer numbers. Banks have taken to customer surveys with a vengeance. It is rare to see a financial report that does not provide an update on the latest satisfaction ratings. Banks want to be known for providing ...

Tawrrific APEC and the Berlin Wall

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
... of global GDP and around 48 per cent of world trade. While promoting trade and investment in the region, APEC provides a rare opportunity for powerful world leaders to get together informally. Leaders of countries like China and Taiwan may not otherwise ...

Eclectic signs up to Hatfield Liptak

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2007
... distribution model they were adopting for Eclectic is "very similar" to the one he used for Pengana Capital. He said Eclectic's rare track record in outperforming the market throughout its eight years of operation would appeal to local and overseas investors. ...

Wizard founder builds Yellow Brick Road

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
... and ensure transparency with all fees. "Acting in the client's best interest sounds like it must be common-place, but it is rare in personal financial advice," Davies said. "To do this requires the right remuneration structure, both at the firm level ...