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Countplus appoints new CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... member firms, their clients and company shareholders," Countplus chair Barry Lambert said. "We expect Matthew to hit the ground running given his strong familiarity with the professional services sector, the Countplus business and its member firms. "We ...

ASIC watching SMSF advice closely

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
... Conference that ASIC will engage in 'shadow shopping' over the next 12 months in the sector to achieve a "real-time, on the ground picture" of the retirement advice that's currently being offered, utilising data provided by the ATO. "This is so that ...

US investment giant builds out Sydney team

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... one of the most dynamic and exciting markets within our global reach and thus it makes sense for us to have people on the ground to expand our business," according to Pricoa Capital managing director Marie Fioramonti. The new Australian Pricoa team operates ...

WHSP throws down the gauntlet

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
Washington H. Soul Pattinson is aiming to beat rival contenders with an increased takeover offer for Hunter Hall. Since increasing its bid to $1.60 per share on Friday, WHSP has now matched Pinnacle's unconditional offer of $2 per share. Although this ...

Hunter Hall shareholders urged to hold the line

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
Hunter Hall's independent directors impelled shareholders to ignore increased takeover bids from Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Pinnacle Investment Management. On Friday, Pinnacle announced it was increasing its takeover offer for all shares in Hunter ...

DomaCom secures exclusive US distribution partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... developments in New York. "Whilst crowdfunding is still a relatively new phenomenon in Australia, it is gaining significant ground overseas. There are over 125 such businesses globally with the 2015 transactions estimated to be around US$2.5 billion ...

Bonds aiding not-for-profit investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... increase risk and usually generate one to 2% higher returns than term deposits. "When considering asset allocation, the middle ground between lending money to a bank as a depositor (term deposits) and becoming a part owner of a company as a shareholder ...

Expensive property market creating super opportunity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... creates a third option for them. Instead of saving a deposit or going out and spending all their money, this is a middle ground that delivers results," he says. "We seem to live in this robotic world where the best advice is the only advice and it just ...

ASIC imposes $40,000 penalty

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
Financial services firm Pershing Securities paid a $40,000 infringement notice issued by ASIC's Markets Disciplinary Panel after a failure of its automated processing system. In a statement released by ASIC, the Markets Disciplinary Panel said they ...

La Trobe gains new ground on aged care

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... retirement consultants. But for now, aged care products that suit certain segments of the seniors market remain thin on the ground. With their newly-minted Aged Care Loan, La Trobe Financial is among the few that caters for this largely underserved c ...