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LUCRF ramps up advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
LUCRF Super has launched a series of seminars throughout Australia to allow its membership direct access to the fund's financial advisers. A team of 20 LUCRF advisers will travel around the country to hold weekly seminars basis, LUCRF Advice Service ...

Lowys ramp up Westfield selldown

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
The Lowy family has followed through on its latest divestment deal, selling 49.9% of its Florida Westfield portfolio to New York property investor O'Connor Capital Partners. The retail giant will stay on as property and leasing manager in an arrangement ...

Elders hires WA regional manager

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
Elders Financial Planning has appointed Albert Di Sabatino as regional manager for Western Australia, which it says is an important step in a push for expansion in the region. According to Elders Financial Planning chief executive Helen Lorigan, Di ...

FICAP Rockstars gear up for tonight's fundraising

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
Tonight the financial services industry will crown a new FICAP RockStar at the annual 'Who wants to be a RockStar event'. The competition will be fierce with 12 RockStar hopefuls trying to win over the judges and the finance industry crowd, while raising ...

Model portfolios vulnerable to avoidable risks

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
Many of the model portfolios used by financial advisers to meet investor objectives are susceptible to market shocks and hidden risks, according to a study by van Eyk's Portfolio X-Rays initiative. The consulting service examines a model portfolio to ...

AFA ramps up membership campaign

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) hopes to attract at least 1,000 more new members by the end of 2013, AFA CEO Brad Fox told Financial Standard. The organisation has just registered a record on new memberships in a roadshow after 151 financial ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower, following Wall Street's downward lead after Italian election exit polls indicated a coalition may be needed. At 0800 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was down 54 points at 4988. ...

Van Eyk warns against New Year financial predictions

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
Van Eyk head of Strategic Research Jonathan Ramsay warned financial advisers and investors against New Year financial predictions and asked them to "think carefully before acting on the latest round of New Year predictions for economies and markets." ...

William Blair ramps up bid to win super fund mandates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
Chicago-based investment manager William Blair has stepped up its bid to penetrate the Australian superannuation fund market by bringing senior investment and distribution executives to Sydney to present to asset consultants and ratings houses. Head ...

Advisers risk wasting 2013: van Eyk Advice

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
Instead of preparing for an onslaught of regulatory change, Australian financial planning businesses are in danger of wasting next year, van Eyk Advice has warned. 'Grandfathering' provisions in the federal government's Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) ...