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Don't sell your fixed income investments: JBWere

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
... assets, warned JBWere's Giselle Roux. The chief investment officer and head of investment strategy group at the private wealth specialist said that even in the face of attractive dividend yields, returning investment confidence and the end of a multi-decade ...

Business leaders donate big to Salvos

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... services industry, to match the donation. Speaking about the Forrest's decision to donate a great proportion of their family wealth to charity, Nicola Forrest said: "It was like "child abuse" to leave too much to one's children. It's like a form of welfare. ...

Wills are not enough for SMSF legacy

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... age and become aware of the possible scenarios if they die. "Thanks to tax concessions, people have now quite a lot of wealth in superannuation, more than they had a few years ago, so the ability to control where that goes is critical," Griffiths sai ...

Interest rate to fall to 2.5%: NAB

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... 2013 the National Australia Bank (NAB) has predicted. NAB group chief economist Alan Oster told the NAB annual private wealth conference in Sydney today that the sluggish performance of the domestic economy, coupled with structural changes in the mining ...

Planners must boost SMSF specialisation: SPAA

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
Financial planners must expand their skill set to offer advice on linking self managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) to other business structures SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) membership and business development director Richard ...

Can't lose

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... rising) interest rates improve business activity and raise stock market valuations, send equity markets higher, creating a wealth effect that ultimately boosts economic growth and eventually find their way back into Japan in terms of higher demand for ...

EQT creates private wealth management role

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... of national manager of advice and personal services and appointed Julie Foster, as part of its expansion of the private wealth services business. Foster will be responsible for Equity Trustees advice services, including its aged care advisory and placement ...

ANZ appoints regional private banking head

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... expertise and leadership qualities will further strengthen our Private Banking leadership team," ANZ managing director wealth Asia Bret Packard said. "This is another step towards our goal of being a world class Private Bank and one of Arjan's key responsibilities ...

Bissaker to head up Virgin Money

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... business - there is no better person to help us capitalise on the opportunities this transaction opens up, particularly in the wealth space," Grimshaw said. Incumbent VMA managing director David Curneen will leave the business but has agreed to act as ...

Centric Wealth recalibrates advice through newly-formed board

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
Centric Wealth gives its clients a chance to voice their concerns and priorities in a more structured manner through a newly-formed client advisory board. And despite ongoing industry discussion about fees, the first meeting of the Centric Wealth client ...