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AFS nails down Salisbury Group stake

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2007
... its 50 per cent acquisition of The Salisbury Group. Both groups will continue to operate under their individual licenses, brands and from their existing offices, but the businesses will benefit from synergies generate by the deal. AFS Group chief executive ...

Bank on high quality: ipac

... valuations of high quality stocks are now trading at 40 year lows. High quality companies, or those that have established brands and solid historic earnings, are trading on bargain levels because of the current investment fad of rewarding 'low quality' ...

Super returns climb back driven by global shares, property

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2007
... performing default options over the year to end April were NSW Bookmakers, Westscheme and Australian Unity. The retail brands of ING, AMP, Perpetual and Skandia dominated the list of funds offering the top Australian equities investment choices. The ...

Rainmaker award votes nearing 6,000

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2007
... managing director, Christopher Page. Page said the awards are part of the Symposium's focus on how to build financial services brands and create marketing campaigns that actually work. "Marketing, sales and branding experts will translate some of the ...

Market volatility, rising AUD hits super funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2007
... performer over three years with 18.1 per cent per annum. Colonial, Perpetual and Skandia were the three top performing brands in Australian shares through their geared options that returned nearly 50 per cent per annum over the last three years. The ...

AFS increases stake in Salisbury

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2007
... shareholding buyback from Zurich in April 2006. Each dealer group will continue to operate separately under their respective brands, but gain benefits in collective buying power and economies of scale. "The buy-back provided the catalyst for a company ...

Magellan next gen boutique

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2007
... million for a listed investment vehicle (LIC) targeting specific industries such as global financial services, global retail brands and listed infrastructure opportunities. But unlike traditional boutique manufacturers that focus exclusively upon portfolio ...

Quadrant leads super funds investors to buy Red Rooster

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2007
... Equity has led its super fund investors to buy Australian Fast Foods (AFF), owner of the Red Rooster and Chicken Treat brands, for $180 million. The management buy-out, funded largely by domestic super funds, seeks to improve both Quadrant's position ...

Vanguard grows marketing team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2007
... role of marketing manager, advertising and campaigns and brings more than 14 years experience to the role, working with brands such as Industry Fund Services, UniSuper, Social Change Media and Watson Wyatt. "Given the numerous changes to superannuation ...

Industry reports more soaring profits

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2007
The wealth management industry continues to scale new heights with more strong reporting results for some of the big brands for the half year to 31 December 2006. This is due largely to an increase in superannuation inflows and solid returns in the ...