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Converging techniques give investors more options

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
A convergence of investment techniques used by traditional and alternative managers is giving investors more confidence to try asset classes and styles they previously would have avoided, said a visiting European fund expert. "Convergence in techniques ...

FOFA briefing fails to shed light on adviser concerns

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
A financial adviser who attended the FOFA information session in Brisbane yesterday walked away with more questions than answers on how the public can benefit from the proposed reforms. Tim Ross, a financial adviser from Brisbane-based Ross Financial ...

More tailored advice for baby boomers: Salt

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
Financial advisers who abandon the 'one-size-fits-all' approach when serving their baby boomer clients are better positioned to grow their business, said Bernard Salt, KPMG partner. Speaking at a Challenger briefing, Salt told over 300 planners and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with all three Wall Street indices ending higher, after European and Asian markets were significantly lower. Oil and precious metals surged again as the US dollar dropped ...

Super heavyweights reach out to younger members

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... tax system, youth benefits, the benefit of a Tax File Number (TFN) and superannuation. "Super - it's your money for your future - choose the right fund and start saving - grow it! Now," said the NYW website. Liz Westover, head of superannuation, ICAA ...

Super industry warned of hack attacks

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
One of Australia's top fraud cops has warned that the wealth-management industry is a sitting duck for cyber crime and must take steps to safeguard itself against future attack. Detective-Inspector Bruce van der Graaf of the NSW Police Fraud Squad shocked ...

Century Funds manager bid fails

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
Century Funds Management (Century) has failed to get the numbers needed to replace Opus Capital as manager of Opus 21 due to insufficient voting numbers by unitholders. According to Century, eight in ten voters voted for Century as their preferred manager ...

Opposition slams opt-in policy

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
Shadow Assistant Treasurer Senator Mathias Cormann has described the government's proposed opt-in policy as 'fundamentally flawed'. Speaking to delegates on the final day of the SPAA conference in Brisbane, Cormann said that the opposition does not ...

AFA takes the lead with consumer campaign

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) said it sees opportunities in the FOFA reforms and will be looking for ways to work with its members to make the most of the upcoming advice industry changes. Speaking at an AFA event on Wednesday, AFA chair ...

Dealer groups raise stakes in portfolio mgmt

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
Dealer groups are forming deeper relationships with fewer investment managers, resulting in a surplus of managers, said Toby Potter, chairman of the Institute of Managed Account Providers (IMAP) at an industry briefing yesterday. Potter said the pool ...