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MFAA to train advisers on direct property for SMSF

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
The Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) has announced that it will train credit advisers on the opportunities that direct property investments may offer self- managed super funds (SMSF). The MFAA estimated that direct property investment ...

BDO appointed administrator of the AFS Group

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
BDO Australia has been appointed as the voluntary administrator of the Australian Financial Services (AFS) Group. The creditors' report is due this Friday and the creditors' meeting has been scheduled for May 6, the administrator told Financial Standard. ...

Practitioners ill equipped for business sale

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
Market uncertainty and regulatory strain are leading to an increasing number of financial planners considering selling their practices, according to Centurion Market Makers director Chris Wrightson. The financial advice business broking specialist said ...

Nominations in for the CIO and COO Year Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
Nominations are in for the annual chief investment officer and chief operating officer of the Year Awards, to be held on May 7 in Melbourne. The awards aim to recognise the work done by superannuation fund executives and to encourage best practice by ...

Facebook users moving on

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
Just as wealth management and superannuation marketers have begun adapting to social media platforms such as Facebook, signs are emerging that the consumer market may already be moving on. The Socialmedia Today forum in the US has just published an ...

CFS first retail fund to win MySuper approval

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
Colonial First State (CFS) has become the first retail fund to win Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) approval for its MySuper offering, the company announced today. Given the green light on Friday, the authorisation paves the way for ...

Aurora targets retail investors with liquid hedge fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
The need for daily liquidity is restricting retail investors from satisfying their increasing appetite for alternative investment products, according to Aurora Investment Management. The US-based hedge fund boutique said that difficult market conditions ...

Apps disappoint despite vast tech spend

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
The problems consumers have encountered with mobile banking applications may inform the financial services industry as it looks to produce its own investment and superannuation apps. According to BanterMob director of mobile marketing and strategy Kelly ...

Australian equity managers overlooking value stocks

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
A bias towards the most defensive stocks in the Australian share market indicates portfolio managers are overlooking significant opportunities in value stocks, according to a new report by van Eyk. The investment research house revealed that out of ...

SelfWealth announces tie up with iShares

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
SelfWealth has partnered with BlackRock's exchange traded fund (ETF) giant iShares to allow self-directed investors to view and follow professional fund manager portfolios via its platform. The tie-up opens the door for SelfWealth clients to buy model ...