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Moral hazard remains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
... restored, expansion progressed, excesses built up and then cleansing. This was how the US economic cycle back then. After the war Adam Smith's 'invisible hand' which theorized that an economic system that allows individuals to pursue their own self-interest ...

Advisers snub commission-free ETFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... financial incentive for financial advisers to promote ETFs to their clients," noted CommSec. This information follows comments by Adam Seccombe, co-head of ETF provider, iShares, that the firm is ramping its efforts to highlight the benefits of using ...

BlackRock and Ralton join IMAP board

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... program, which remains the area of focus for Tracy Byrne, IMAP director and chief executive of Dais Financial Services and Adam Dawes, another director and head of portfolio and financial services at Shaw Stockbroking. In other news, IMAP's education ...

BGI targets adviser iShare apathy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... (BGI) iShares is targeting financial planners in the second of this year to alert them on the benefits of using the funds. Adam Seccombe, iShares co head, said iShares are used by the Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) market, but the product had not gained ...

IFSA slams proposed default fund

ALEX DUNNIN AND RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
IFSA has shot down a proposal by an APRA principal researcher for the government to set up a single-option indexed national default super fund to receive SG contributions. Richard Gilbert, chief executive of IFSA, is skeptical of research highlighting ...

IMAP gains Aviva muscle

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
... it's quite a nice fit for us," said IMAP board director and head of portfolio and financial services at Shaw Stockbroking, Adam Dawes. Meanwhile IMAP's plan to introduce an education program looks set to begin at the start of this new financial year. ...

Investment Trends names top SMAs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
... complex and unwieldy - making it very difficult for advisers to compare between SMAs or traditional unit trust investments. Adam Dawes, director of the Institute of Managed Account Providers (IMAP) and head of portfolio and financial services at Shaw ...

Purist private equity adds value

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
Previously cheap debt and easy access to capital have seen private equity (PE) top the money-spinning investment rungs, but as the global liquidity crunch continues to grow, an alternative form of PE investment is rising to take advantage of the market ...

Franklin Templeton launches EM fund

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
... and domestic demand - an environment where companies can flourish," he said. Franklin Templeton head of retail in Australia Adam Quaife said "the role of emerging market economies has grown significantly and can provide model portfolios with an additional ...

Perpetual raises death benefits

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
... Perpetual decided to include anti-detriment payment facility on the platform after adviser and client feedback, said Wang. Adam Balsamo, Perpetual general manager of platforms, said the Perpetual platform previously did not pay anti detriment payments. ...