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Consumers flex social media muscle

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
In under 24 hours, over 4,000 people signed up to an online Big Bank Switch campaign by consumer group, CHOICE, reflecting the increasing power of social media as a form of communication. The big four banks, the main target of the campaign, were also ...

Planners unprepared for second stage clients

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
Equity Trustees is preparing to acquire two niche aged care planning practices to target a new emerging class of clients, something it said the planning industry is not ready for. Equity Trustees (EQT) is in negotiations with planning practice, Paragon ...

Insurers want wireless relationship

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
Life and general insurers plan to enter the wireless space and build smartphone applications to build interactive relationships with consumers, new research shows. The report by Telstra, Mobile Innovation - The Next Frontier for Growth and Productivity ...

Bonds eye off super funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
Inflationary-linked bonds are the next vehicle for super funds to manage their investment portfolios for retirees, with institutional investors looking towards this neglected investment, according to one inflation investment manager. Super funds may ...

ASIC looks to reshape retail advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
Client preference for scalable advice rather than a holistic approach has lead the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to propose a replacement regulatory guide. ASIC proposes that its Regulatory Guide 200 (RG 200) be replaced with a new ...

Aust fund managers passport to Japan

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
Australian fund managers are well positioned to enter Japan's $18.9 trillion savings pool as an Asian regions funds passport gains political and industry momentum. A new PwC / Austrade report, The Australian Fund Managers Roadmap to Japan, has found ...

Bennelong nabs two Herschel managers

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... Funds Management has nabbed two fund managers from Herschel Asset Management, forming a new absolute return team. Mark Burgess and Kristiaan Rehder have moved across to Bennelong, effective from September 1 and will be majority shareholders in a new ...

One year jail for Opes Prime directors

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
Former directors of failed business Opes Prime Stockbroking have received jail terms for their part in the stockbroker's infamous collapse. Lirim (Laurie) Emini and Anthony Blumberg were charged following an extensive Australian Securities and Investment ...

Industry uncertainty limits MDAs

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
Lack of compliance understanding and industry-wide consensus is hindering advisers from using managed discretionary accounts to their full potential, but new reforms may soon push them into the spotlight, said Institute of Managed Accounts Providers. ...

IFM mandate heats up Poland

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
Industry Funds Management (IFM) Polish heating business subsidiary, Dalkia Polska, has landed a stake in the largest district heating network in the European Union. Dalkia Polska holds a portfolio of integrated regulated district heating networks and ...