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JBWere wealth head resigns

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
Brad Gale, head of JBWere's institutional wealth business and equity partner, has resigned from the company. JBWere confirmed to Financial Standard that Gale has left the firm after 11 years, although it is not known where he is heading to next. "We ...

Super funds hit back at anti-carbon tax groups

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
Superannuation funds and fund managers have warned against the advertising campaign against the carbon tax, with concerns it's misleading the public and threatening a shareholder resolution. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), responsible for ...

AMP/AXA's Integra moves to MLC's Garvan

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
Integra Financial Services has changed licensees, swapping AMP/AXA for MLC, citing a better business model as the driving force behind their decision. Integra has joined MLC owned dealer group, Garvan Financial Planning after 14 years with dealer group ...

Debt crisis not so bad for Latin America

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
A misunderstanding of Latin American financial markets and smart positioning in the face of US and European debt crisis sees Latin America shape up to an attractive investment outlook. Generally regarded for its dependency on exports, Brazil in particular ...

BT regroups for market push

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
The reorganised BT Financial Group will go head to head with the newly merged AMP/AXA and focus on its insurance and super products, developing a new platform and adding planners to its advice business. Brad Cooper, chief executive, BT Financial Group ...

Chief exec resigns from AllianceBernstein

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
Michael Bargholz, chief executive of AllianceBernstein Australia, announced his resignation from the firm, also stepping down from his role as director at the Financial Services Council. Bargholz has been with AllianceBernstein Australia (ABAL) for ...

ASIC commissioner new chief of FOS

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
ASIC commissioner, Shane Tregillis, was appointed as new chief of the Financial Ombudsman Service, replacing departing chief Colin Neave. Tregillis will move into the Melbourne-based role from August 26. Neave did not move to be reappointed into the ...

Snowball launches advice centre of excellence

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
Snowball Financial Group has launched a Best Advice Centre of Excellence, a collection of some of the advice industry's leading minds to hash out ideas and new ways to improve the delivery of advice. The project is part of Snowball's Project Best Advice ...

Certitude names head of investments and adviser

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
Certitude Global Investments has created a new role and appointed a head of investments and an investment advisor to its committee. Former head of investment management with Mercer, Gary Burke, has accepted the new role as head of investments at Certitude ...

State winners named in AFA excellence awards

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
Six state winners have been announced in the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Excellence in Education Awards, with the national winner to be announced in October. The award, sponsored by Asteron, applauds independent financial advisers who continue ...