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Van Eyk spin-off signs first major client

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... said. "Most importantly, it reinforces the confidence we have that the financial services marketplace is seeking improvements in investment outcomes for clients of advisers through a robust, transparent process centred on a valuation based framework". ...

Research houses give Medibank IPO approval

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... on the IPO. "We consider Medibank Private well-placed to produce solid long-term earnings growth from productivity improvements and industry-wide growth." The indicative price range of the IPO is between $1.55 and $2.00 per share while Morningstar's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... Federal Reserve signalled more stringent capital requirements for banks. In share trading, Europe's biggest home-improvements chain Kingfisher shot to the top of London's FTSE after announcing the appointment of a new chief executive, while Santander ...

MDAs allow small players to act as large instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... attributed the rise of managed accounts in the United States and other countries to a "perfect storm" of technology improvements and the global financial crisis, which damaged investors' faith in traditional managed funds. "The irony is that managed ...

Centrepoint Alliance returns to growth

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... the business. PIS has completed its ongoing monitoring program with ASIC and the regulator has reported significant improvements in compliance and internal auditing. With cash reserves of $21.4 million, Centrepoint said it is in a strong financial position ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... 5,527. Wall Street stocks have finished mostly higher as US Federal Reserve minutes showed rising debate over recent improvements in the jobs market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 59.54 points (0.35 per cent) to 16,979.13. The broad-based S&P ...

ASX agrees to changes after ASIC review

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... cause ASIC to qualify the conclusion that ASX adequately met its obligations for the assessment period. ASX will make improvements to its processes and procedures around the operation of the ASX 24 futures market, considering listing applications from ...

Two property funds announce significant acquisitions

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... general hospital complex. It was originally constructed in 1978 and comprises a number of ancillary buildings and site improvements. HPT will refurbish and extend the hospital during the early years of ownership. The property purchase will be funded ...

UK annuities policy dubbed 'political schizophrenia'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... annuitisation policy, in Australia the issue is squarely on the agenda. The FSI interim report has put forward four possible improvements to the currently under-regulated retirement phase. One of these was compulsory annuitisation. The other three were ...

Planners in urgent need of better tech: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
Financial advisers believe there is still room for technological improvements that would assist them in running their business more efficiently, an Investment Trends report found. Planners could benefit from better technology across the board, from ...