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NZ Super appoints COO

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2007
Mark Fennell, currently company secretary of The Warehouse Group, will become the chief operating officer of the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation from 16 July. The Warehouse Group is a large New Zealand based discount store operator, with over ...

Midwinter appoints ex-Advance head of technical

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2007
Financial planning software provider Midwinter Financial Services has appointed the former head of technical services at Advance Asset Management as their new general manager of strategy and technical services. Matthew Esler left Advance last year and ...

Disclose what you invest in: ACSI

Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) president, Michael O'Sullivan, has welcomed an updated fund governance standard but said super funds should improve their disclosure around which companies they invest in. O'Sullivan was responding ...

Simpler super needs complex planning

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2007
Planners looking to help their clients make the most out of the Simpler Super reforms flowing from last year's Federal Budget had better get busy or they might miss the opportunities. Kate Anderson, head of technical services at Mariner Financial services ...

IFSA toughens up conflicts and ethics standards

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2007
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has released a revised code of ethics and conduct, with a strong focus on conflict of interest, transparency and training of staff. Conflict of interest guidelines in particular are spelled out ...

Adviser confidence way up: ING

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2007
Adviser confidence has rocketed in the past year, according to an ING survey, with double the number of advisers bullish about growth prospects in the year ahead compared the the last year. Around 75 per cent of the 800 advisers surveyed during the ...

New Paradigm for Opes Prime

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2007
Opes Prime has agreed to acquire 51 per cent of investment banking firm Paradigm Capital as part its ongoing local and international expansion and diversification strategy. The acquisition will result in the formation of a new company, Opes Prime Paradigm ...

Bad will hunting

An estate planning expert has warned that the simpler super legislation effective July this year magnifies a number of estate planning traps and urged those aged 50 or over to review their will and adjust it according to the new super rules. Trust's ...

Praemium expands SMA reach into UK with Capita

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2007
Managed accounts technology provider Praemium, through its UK subsidiary, has signed a deal with Capita to offer separately managed accounts (SMAs) to UK independent financial advisers, wealth managers and financial institutions. SMAs are like super ...

Going nuts over macadamias

It might sound nutty to some investors but one company is offering a managed investment scheme (MIS) that hopes to crack into the global demand for macadamias. Also known as the Queensland nut or 'kindal kindal' in aboriginal, macadamia is the only ...