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Restrict 'adviser' term: AFA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has called upon Treasury to restrict the term 'adviser' to those that are regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and comply with the Corporations Act. "The problem at the ...

CAAM funds awarded 'recommended' rating

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
Credit Agricole Asset Management Australia's (CAAM) Global Bond fund and Global Emerging Markets fund have gained 'recommended' ratings from research firms. Lonsec rated the firm's global bond fund 'recommended' while Zenith Investment Partners also ...

NGS Super targets female fin lit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
NGS Super has revamped its website targeting women members as part of a financial literacy campaign. "There is naturally a strong focus on financial education, particularly for women, who make up about 70 per cent of membership. This starts right on ...

Acacia separates from Linear

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
Acacia Private Wealth has cut its licensing ties with Linear Financial Services to maintain its independent boutique structure. According to Elsa Cocco, Acacia Wealth adviser operations manager, said Acacia Private Wealth had gained its own license ...

Van Eyk enhances risk ratings

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
Financial planning research firm, van Eyk has implemented a new risk ratings process to make the rating easier to understand and monitor. According to a statement, the risk ratings will be the same as that used by van Eyk to produce existing fund ratings ...

SimCorp upgrades risk mgmt tech

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
SimCorp has released the next version of the firm's SimCorp Dimension product, version 4.5, which focuses on alleviating risk across front, middle and back offices of investment management firms. The software has been enhanced with multi factor risk ...

Reverse core satellite approach: van Eyk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
Financial planners should consider reversing the traditional approach to core-satellite investment strategy and adopt an "active" core and "passive" satellite tactic in bad markets, according to van Eyk. Stephen van Eyk, van Eyk Research managing director ...

SMSFs get "kick up the pants"

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
The self managed super fund (SMSF) industry needs to act fast to allay government concerns on governance and education or face more crippling regulation, according to industry experts. Speaking at a roundtable following minister for superannuation and ...

SMSFs beat the market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
The average self managed super fund (SMSF) posted a gross loss of more than 11 per cent in the twelve months to June last year, beating the S&P/ASX 100 over the same period, according to new research. Using Praemium data which contained around 4,500 ...

SPAA awards industry's best

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
The Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) recognised the best and brightest professionals in the sector with Jenny Power and Joanne Heighway winning the Chairman's Award and CEO Scholarship respectively. At the SPAA ...