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Advice boutique gets image shake-up

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
Asteron-aligned dealer group Guardian has shed 'financial planning' from its title in a bid to shake-up the company's brand on its 10th anniversary. Guardian Advice, formerly known as Guardian Financial Planning, said the brand had become "tired" and ...

UBS installs new property managers after ING deal

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
Two UBS property funds have been put on hold by Standard & Poor's Fund Services, following managerial changes linked to the acquisition of ING Investment Management. The UBS Global Property Securities Fund and the UBS Property Securities Fund had their ...

Former company director pleads guilty to dishonest conduct

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
A former Sydney company director faces possible jail time and a hefty fine after pleading guilty to nine charges of dishonest conduct involving investor funds worth more than $1.8 million. ASIC alleged that Simon Finnigan of Potts Point raised funds ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher on Thursday after the major markets in Europe and Wall Street gained overnight. At 0647 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up 74 points at 4,009. No major economic ...

UBS retains OptiMix as it closes ING IM deal

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
UBS Global Asset Management is retaining ownership of multi manager fund-of-funds business OptiMix as it completes its acquisition of ING Investment Management, although ANZ owns its money. UBS closed the acquisition yesterday and a spokesperson told ...

Ben calls on JMK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
Jumpy! This is the word that came to mind when I was watching last night's trading action in the financial markets. Is it only me or has anybody else noticed that the "bounce around" in share prices have been shortening lately? It used to be a matter ...

SPAA rallies against off-market trading ban

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
The self-managed super fund industry is calling on the government to revoke plans to ban off market transfers with particular concern that larger funds are not subject to the same rules. The government's Stronger Super reforms package includes plans ...

PFA Footballers of the Year and PFA Harry Kewell Medal nominees announced

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
LUCRF Super, in partnership with Professional Footballers Australia, has announced nominees for the 2011 PFA male and female Footballers of the Year Awards and the PFA Harry Kewell Medal. The PFA Harry Kewell medal - named after Kewell for his achievements ...

Second generation platform consolidation push

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
The industry trends driving Europe and Australia are highly comparable, according to software provider, Bravura Solutions, with next generational platform and wrap models across the wealth management industry now being forced to update to survive. The ...

APRA lays plans to improve super governance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will demand greater transparency on board selection, remuneration and manager selection and insist upon higher capital holdings among super funds. APRA, which is entitled to set prudential standards from ...