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Paragem draws two for independent support

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2006
Paragem has been enlisted by Link Financial Services and Investor Wealth to provide dealer support services. High net worth advisory firm Link Financial Services has partnered with Paragem for the provision of compliance functions and to access Paragem's ...

Credit Suisse pulls MasterWrap off the shelves

It was hinted at, talked about and it finally happened this month when investment group Credit Suisse announced its decision to close down its MasterWrap product. The group unveiled its MasterWrap almost two years ago to much fanfare and great expectations. ...

TOWER to use Russell for MTM

TOWER Australia has appointed Russell Investment Group to manage its $2.6 billion multi-manager (MTM) investment portfolio, signalling TOWER's move to focus solely on distribution and so leave the manufacturing to Russell. "We'll leave the investment ...

Time for another Wallis Inquiry

A leading academic has challenged the government's four pillar policy and called for a major review of the country's financial system akin to the scale of the 1996-97 Wallis Inquiry. Professor Ian Harper, executive director of the Centre for Business ...

AFS partners to Evolve its XPLAN tools

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2006
Australian Financial Services (AFS) has enlisted the services of niche technology business Evolve Logic to help customise its XPLAN financial planning software platform. Evolve Logic is an authorised XPLAN technology provider who specialises in the ...

NAB FX pair get six years

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2006
Two of the former National Australia Bank (NAB) foreign currency traders embroiled in the high profile foreign currency trading scandal were yesterday sentenced to a combined six years in jail. David Bullen faced 18 charges relating to his actions in ...

VFMC gives Watson Wyatt the nod

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2006
The Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) has announced the appointment of Watson Wyatt as its investment strategy consultant. From next week VFMC will assume responsibility for setting the asset allocation of its clients in addition, as well ...

Asset Super boost insurance and appoint MLC

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2006
Asset super's board have awarded their insurance mandate to MLC, in a move away from their current manager, Tower Life. The move, which will also usher in increased cover being offered to members as high as 50 per cent above their current insurance ...

Back to bonds: EPFR

The flight to quality has intensified in recent weeks with global bond funds the only fund category that enjoyed a net inflow in the last month, according to a US-based global bonds and equity funds tracker. "During the past five weeks of global sell-off ...

FPA preps members on conflicts of interest principles

Against the view that many financial planners are putting their own paycheque before their clients' best interests, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) has issued a guide designed to help their members manage potential conflicts of interest. The ...