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Fortia builds on experience

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
Boutique property fund manager Fortia Funds Management has announced the addition of a new director to help drive its development ambitions. Long time industry stalwart John Cooper has been appointed to the board. He will focus on driving development ...

Get rid of the Greek: Russell

The separation of alpha and beta when chasing the highest investment returns may be all the rage right now, but according to the head of Russell Investment the less Greek used in industry jargon the better off investors will be. Alan Schoenheimer, managing ...

Options broker guilty of large scale forgery

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2006
A former Bell Potter Securities options adviser and stockbroker has entered a guilty plea to 27 charges of forgery. South Australian resident Neville Kakoschke entered a guilty plea to the 27 forgery charges brought by the Australian Securities and ...

Emerging markets enter hibernation

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2006
Emerging market fund flows are at a virtual stasis after recent volatility and a large scale capital exodus in June, according to the latest figures released by Emerging Portfolio Fund Research (EPFR). Emerging market fund flows were virtually stagnant ...

First Capital and Explorer to launch SMSF wrap 'OzSuper'

ASX listed finance group First Capital is set to acquire separately managed account (SMA) provider Explorer Group for $14.6 million and launch what it claims is the first self-managed super fund (SMSF) wrap in the country. Through the acquisition, First ...

Westpac offloads $300bn sub-custody business to HSBC

Westpac Banking Corporation has announced it is to sell its sub-custody business in Australia and New Zealand, with assets under custody of over $300 billion, to HSBC for $150 million. "We believe that custody is increasingly an international business ...

ASIC plays educator on the radio

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has launched a six part radio series, Your Money, designed to help consumers distinguish genuine financial opportunities from scams. "Consumers are often dazzled by offers of high returns from ...

Compliance alone doesn't make the grade

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2006
Competent is a long way from professional, professional is not something that should be prescribed by the regulators and, as an industry, we've had our focus all wrong, according to Financial Services Educators Agency Australia (FSEAA) general manager ...

Tollhurst Noall signs up for managed accounts

Independent stockbroker Tolhurst Noall has launched its Managed Portfolio Service, underpinned by the separate managed accounts (SMA) platform provided by Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM). The Managed Portfolio Service offers eight managed portfolio ...

Avant appoints director for S&S reporting system

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2006
Avant Solutions has appointed a former BT head of distribution to fill the role of director for the Brisbane based adviser solution group. Shane Hancock, formerly BT Financial Group's head of distribution superannuation solutions, will take on responsibility ...