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Affinia hires regional business consultants

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
TAL-backed Affinia Financial Advisers has appointed one business consultant for Victoria and Tasmania, and one for Western Australia and South Australia. Nadia Docker will be in charge of Victoria and Tasmania, while Natalie Pegg will look after Western ...

AMP axes regional head of advice roles

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
... confirmed that similar changes have taken place in other AMP regional offices. Hillross head of financial planning for Western Australia and Queensland Brian George will now take over Justo's responsibilities in Queensland and North New South Wales. ...

Wagging the giant doggie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
Tensions continue in Iraq (has it ever gone away?), Russia's building up troops on Ukraine's border (38,000 and counting according to Ukraine) and the IMF has just released fresh forecasts for the US economy (crystal ball now shows growth at a flat ...

FEATURE: Bulldozing the infrastructure roadblocks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... and Queensland, to privatise brownfield assets. It will also serve as an incentive to get more reluctant states, such as Western Australia, to take the plunge. Western Australia Treasurer Mike Nahan said of the measure: "It is an interesting initiative ...

Industry stalwart Tucker takes stake in Westoz

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... manager Westoz Investment Management. Tucker has a 20% stake in the firm, with the remaining 80% owned by ASX-listed and Western Australian focused financial services company Euroz Limited. Tucker will also join the board of Westoz Funds Management as ...

Legg Mason bond fund upgraded by Lonsec

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... managed by Legg Mason's largest affiliate fund manager and fixed income specialist with US$469 billion under management, Western Asset Management. The principal investments of the Trust include government bonds, corporate bonds and other fixed interest ...

BT to manage $1.2 billion for People's Choice

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
... more than 30 financial planners and is looking to grow its presence in South Australia, Victoria, Northern Territory and Western Australia. "With $1.2 billion in funds under advice, we brought some muscle to the negotiation table and we've secured an ...

Treasurer signals major superannuation shake up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
... announced in last week's budget. The Treasurer was speaking last night on the ABC Q&A program in front of a live audience in western Sydney. Responding to questions on whether the government had any intentions to increase the age at which Australians ...

States urged to recycle infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... initiative, while the Financial Services Council's John Brogden said super funds have "an appetite to invest in infrastructure". Western Australia Treasurer Mike Nahan was also positive, saying: "It is an interesting initiative and one worth looking ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... see some of these losses extend." Among the miners affected by profit taking and commodity price falls were nickel miner Western Areas, which had slumped by 35 cents, or eight per cent, to $4.02 while Oz Minerals was eight cents, or two per cent, worse ...