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LGSS buys Batemans Bay shops

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
The NSW Local Government Super Scheme (LGSS) purchased two Batemans Bay based shopping centres worth more than $90 million. Peter Lambert, LGSS chief executive, said the super fund bought the adjacent shopping centres from Stockland for less than the ...

Focus on value not fees: AFA

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has put its foot down that advisers' commissions should not be abolished because the existing system promotes choice and value among clients. AFA national president Dennis Bateman stated that mandating a single ...

AFA launches 2008 Adviser of the Year

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has opened up the nominations for this year's AFA Adviser of the Year Award, marking the sixth year the non-profit advisory body pays tribute to the country's top advisers. "The Adviser of the Year award recognises ...

Aviva buys Madison Harbor Capital

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
Aviva plc has confirmed it is acquiring the assets of Madison Harbor Capital, a US real estate multi-manager that participates in over $26 billion of real estate deals. Ed Casal and Russ Bates, the founders of Madison, along with the rest of the firm's ...

Algos trap rogue traders

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2008
Algorithmic trading has traditionally been linked to trading orders and developing investment strategies - but the technology is now gaining traction as a way to catch white collar crime. According to John Bates, founder and general manager of Progress ...

Analyse this: Dow Jones

One of the world's leading financial media houses, Dow Jones & Company has teamed up with a software provider to create a program that allows fund managers and brokers to analyse instantly and continuously how a news story can affect a company's share ...

AFA launches third annual rising star awards

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2007
The AFA has launched its third annual AFA rising star of the year award, seeking to recognise up and coming new advisors who provide quality, demonstrate a commitment to education and contribute to the industry and their community. AFA chief executive ...

New exec team to drive AFA expansion

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2007
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) unveiled a new strategic initiative today with the formation of an executive committee of the board charged with driving new projects and initiatives for the AFA's growing membership. The AFA national executive ...

AFA unveils new board

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has unveiled its new board and the recent elections have resulted in a dramatic revamp. Paul Riegelhuth, national vice president, Gerry Porter, Queensland director, and Craig Yates, Tasmanian director, remain ...

ASIC rubs out financial adviser

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has imposed a permanent ban on Phillip Bates from providing financial services. Bates was a former employee of the National Australia Bank (NAB) Toowoomba Financial Services Centre but was ...