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Bankwest planners join CFS

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
Bankwest's financial advisers will officially become part of Colonial First State by the first week of July, but will continue trading under the Bankwest brand. Bankwest announced yesterday that its 57 Personal Financial Advisers will align with Commonwealth ...

West Pymble adviser charged

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
The Supreme Court of New South Wales today sentenced Stephen Lewis Matthews of West Pymble, Sydney, to six months imprisonment for contempt of court. On 25 February 2009, Matthews was found guilty by Justice Barrett of contempt of court for breach of ...

Wealth Within joins IMA race

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
Boutique investments firm Wealth Within has launched its own proprietary Individually Managed Accounts (IMA) platform, following two and a half years of development. "Managed accounts have become a mainstream product in recent years but until now financial ...

Financial Synergy to upgrade admin

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
Financial Synergy is upgrading the firm's superannuation administration tool, Acurity, to make it more user-friendly and efficient for accountants and financial planning dealergroups. According to Robert McKinlay, Financial Synergy general manager administration ...

Court convicts unlicensed Westpoint planner

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
A New South Wales court has sentenced, Keith Rowntree, to 80 hours community service for providing financial advice, which led to clients investing in Westpoint products, without a licence. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) ...

S&P raises GSJBW equities rating

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
Standard & Poor's has upgraded the Goldman Sachs JBWere Australian Equities funds to a 'three stars' rating after a review found the investment team is more stable. The funds were previously rated 'two stars' by the ratings firm. The upgrade means the ...

Veljkovic caught for super crimes

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
Melbourne man Karl Heinz Veljkovic has been sentenced to two and half years imprisonment in relation to the misuse of superannuation funds. The Court ordered that six months of the total sentence be served concurrently. Veljkovic, of Beaconsfield, Victoria ...

Maple-Brown Abbott appoints new CEO

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
John Kightley, chief executive of Maple-Brown Abbott is stepping down in June and will be replaced by director Garth Rossler. According to a press statement, Kightley is due to retire in June but will remain a director and major shareholder of the firm. ...

FTSE launches Asian sector indices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
Financial planners can access specific Asian sectors such as oil and gas, chemicals and health care for clients after FTSE Group released 18 new sector indices that target the region. This series of indices provide access to countries included on the ...

Forecasting foibles

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
My forecasts are gloomier than yours! The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has joined the fray of gloomier international forecasters. The World Bank (WB) started to get glum at the start of the year, quickly followed by the ...