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Half a billion up for grabs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
... ranging from as little as $1.00 to $990,000, which is currently languishing in a Commonwealth Bank account in Western Australia. The largest amount already claimed for this financial year was more than $3.1 million from a deceased estate. In the current ...

Aspen fund holds 'recommended' rating

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
The Aspen Parks Property fund has retained a 'recommended (upper end)' rating from Lonsec. According to a statement from Aspen Group, the fund completed an external valuation over the entire portfolio of 25 parks to provide greater transparency. As ...

Caravan parks deliver high income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
... Point caravan park for over $6 million. Almost half the fund's properties are located in New South Wales and Western Australia. More than half are tourist based properties and almost a quarter are holiday homes. According to the group, the Australian ...

Bankwest cuts 400 staff

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
... confirms the financial planning arm will not be affected. The bank is planning on making 250 redundancies in Western Australia and 150 on the east coast. No retail "customer facing" or customer helpline roles will be lost and the bank will not close ...

Stimulate your package

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
Australian couples eligible to receive the government's $1,800 stimulus package cash injection could double the sum by investing in superannuation instead of blowing it on a holiday or a new plasma TV. Millions of Australians are set to receive a portion ...

Vanguard expands sales team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
Vanguard is on an expansion trail having appointed a Western Australian BDM and unveilling plans to open a Queensland office - a contrast to many other fund managers which are restructuring their teams. Eu-Jene Teng comes to Vanguard with over nine ...

CSRF supports Catholic Schools Week

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... Schools Week. "We're helping print out programs as well," he said. CSRF is also co-sponsoring the Queensland and Western Australia Catholic Schools Week due to be rolled out later this year.

WA planning firm moves east

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... Ocean Capital, announced plans to expand into NSW. Indian Ocean Capital is made up of 14 financial advisors in Western Australia and plans to increase this number to at least 21 advisors and open a Sydney office. The firm wants to hire six to 10 financial ...

Boutiques hire ex-Macq BDMs

MEDIA RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
... was previously responsible for Macquarie's structured products sales and distribution teams in Queensland and Western Australia. Before working at Macquarie, she worked at Great Southern and ANZ Bank in similar roles. Carey will be responsible for Instreet's ...

Superfunds on recruitment spree

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... and ensure the fund's market competitiveness in the super insurance space. Meanwhile the $8.4 billion GESB in Western Australia is looking to appoint two senior roles - an investment strategist, sector specialist and quantitative strategist. The former ...