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Spring FG to expand across Australia

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
Spring Financial Group is planning to expand its adviser network across Australia and has set a goal of 80 to 100 franchises in the next five to eight years. An announcement made public shortly after the company's first annual general meeting, following ...

Swiss franc surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
Francly my dear, it couldn't have come soon enough. No Virginia, that wasn't a typo for the Swiss franc is back in the news again. As Bloomberg reports, "The franc fell against all but one of its 16 major peers Friday." "The franc dropped 0.7 percent ...

Spreading the word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015

PROFILE: NAB Financial Planning general manager Paul Fog

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
It says something about the sweeping remit of financial advice that Paul Fog credits both commercial property law and playing water polo for Australia as steering him towards the profession. From his perspective, though, both are equally important. ...

Macquarie set to pay $14m to advice clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
Macquarie Equities Limited (MEL) has identified 163 clients who received inadequate financial advice and are eligible for $14 million compensation. Macquarie Group confirmed that the enforceable undertaking dictated by the Australian Securities and ...

ANZ private wealth sees digital growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
ANZ's private wealth division has recorded profit growth of 15% for the 2015 financial year on the back of a continued approach to "customer focused investment solutions." Releasing its 2015 full year results today, ANZ said funds under management (FUM) ...

Lazard AM launches global equities fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
Lazard Asset Management has launched a global equities fund that invests in listed companies that have a stable history and strong earnings forecast. The Lazard Global Equity Franchise Fund is a portfolio of 25 to 50 stocks that invests in what the ...

SG Hiscock finds value far from ASX big caps

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
Australian small caps appear increasingly attractive to investors who are overexposed to ASX20 companies, but reluctant to increase their international exposure, SG Hiscock portfolio manager Callum Burns said. The SGH ICE portfolio invests in what Burns ...

Monopolies offer best infrastructure returns: Lazard

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
Investors looking for a more attractive risk-reward pay-off than the wider equity market should consider infrastructure companies with monopolistic businesses and revenue linked to inflation, according to Lazard. Warryn Robertson, portfolio manager ...

Aussies in top five for cashless transactions

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
Australians have recorded the fourth highest number of cashless transactions per capita worldwide according to the latest report from Capgemini. The consulting and outsourcing firm's annual World Payments Report suggests cashless payments are forecasted ...