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PIMCO announces new vice president

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2006
PIMCO Australia has announced the appointment of a new senior vice president effective tomorrow. Peter Dorrian steps into the role this Thursday and will also fill the role of head of remarketing for Australia and New Zealand. Dorrian has been with ...

Sunsuper sets out to educate employers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2006
Queensland fund Sunsuper is undertaking an education program to raise employer awareness about the contemporary superannuation environment. Hosted in conjunction with the Australian Taxation Office and Commerce Queensland, the program is designed to ...

Accountants embrace SMSF automation: SuperCentral

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2006
Accountants have been flocking to the online self-managed super fund (SMSF) trust deed update service SuperCentral, with 500 funds on the system after just two months in operation. SuperCentral allows accountants to update and maintain trust deeds online. ...

Financial planners apply within: Westpac

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2006
Financial planners are in demand and Westpac is looking to recruit healthily as it seeks to underpin its planner network to meet demand for super and retirement planning. With the Australian demographic tilting more and more heavily towards the pre-retirement ...

Accountants to investigate investment scheme

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2006
Investigative accountants have been appointed to examine an Intertax managed investment scheme after a court application by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The Intertax Group, of which David Palmer, Max Collins and Philip ...

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 ...

SEQUAL anoints MIAA reverse mortgage training

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2006
The Senior Australians Equity Release Association of Lenders (SEQUAL) has endorsed the Mortgage Industry Association of Australia (MIAA) as its first accredited reverse mortgage education provider. MIAA is the first education provider to meet standards ...

Vanguard says volatility points to indexing

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2006
If you are looking for your cash plus returns back in a year's time, then roll the dice but Vanguard doesn't want to know about it. If you are serious about a genuine long-term horizon, though, then indexing is a better than average bet. According to ...

Centro grows on virtues of diversification

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2006
Centro Property Group's direct property trusts have continued to outperform and the group is not only trumpeting their performance figures but the diversification benefits on offer. Centro announced that its Direct Property Fund (DPF) had returned 18.2 ...

Putnam announces senior vice president

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2006
International investment manager Putnam Investments has announced Charles Wall will take on the key role of senior vice president, director of institutional business, Australia. Wall will take responsibility for institutional sales and managing relationships ...