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Addwealth seeks women advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
WA-based financial planning firm Addwealth is looking to hire women advisers in each state across Australia as the group's female client base grows. Bronwen Parsons, general manager of Addwealth, said the firm is looking to fill a gap in the market ...

Coalition details stance on commissions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
Luke Hartsuyker, shadow minister for financial services and superannuation, said the Coalition won't dictate how a financial planning client has to pay for advice but said it would not support all types of commission payments. "I believe that trailing ...

No double dip recession: Fidelity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
Paul Taylor, head of Australian equities at Fidelity International, does not expect the world economy to experience a double dip recession but is positioning investment portfolios for lower global growth. Taylor said the chance of a global double dip ...

APRA proposals could deter overseas firms: AXA

MICHAEL HOBBS AND RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
AXA Asia Pacific chief executive, Andrew Penn, has warned regulatory proposals from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) could stifle Australia's potential to become a regional financial hub. Speaking at the American Chamber of Commerce ...

US pension funds get $800m from class action

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
Three Ohio pension funds have won a $840 million settlement from AIG after the insurer agreed to settle claims of accounting violations and stock price manipulation, in the tenth-largest securities class action settlement in U.S. history. Ohio Attorney ...

Tower and IRESS launch Accelerate Connect

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
Tower Australia and IRESS Market Technology have launched Accelerate Connect -providing advisers with a straight through link from comparison to the application process on the same screen. Accelerate Connect allows advisers to launch the TOWER Australia ...

Finance lends hand to Operation Smile

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
ANZ, AMP Capital, Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank, UBS and Westpac were among the local financial services providers that supported the launch of Operation Smile Australia, a charity that helps children from developing countries who suffer from facial ...

Vanguard tops LPT sector review

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
Vanguard Investments Australia's locally listed property fund has beaten 18 other funds to be rated 'highly recommended' by Lonsec as the sector struggles with divergent performance results and high staff turnover. The firm's 2010 Australian Property ...

Westscheme overhauls intl equities portfolio

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
Westscheme has released its revised overseas developed equities fund manager lineup after dropping BlackRock and State Street Global Advisors from the portfolio. The super fund appointed AQR, PanAgora, MFS and Realindex to manage $450 million in equity ...

LGS sells FuturePlus share to EISS

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
Local Government Super (LGS) is selling its half stake in admin and investment provider FuturePlus to its other half-owner Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme (EISS) - lifting the uncertainty that hung over the co-owned business caught in the political ...