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Tool automates FDS creation

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... and $60,000," Rawlinson said. However, Enzumo estimates that the cost of doing it automatically is about $12,000. The company has launched the product ahead of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reform, which will commence in July 1, 2013. However ...

AMP announces national awards recipients

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... two awards, the Gerald Lippman Perpetual Trophy and the National Value of Advice Award. The winners were chosen from the company's network of 343 financial planning practices across Australia. The Gerald Lippman Perpetual Trophy went to Kym Thyer, principal ...

Former AFS executive appointed at BT

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... 2009. AFS was placed into administration on April 23, 2013 and its employees were informed that their contract with the company would terminate on April 26. BDO has been appointed as administrator, and the first meeting of creditors was held on Monday ...

Perpetual to acquire The Trust Company

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
Perpetual has entered into an agreement to takeover The Trust Company and buy 100% of its ordinary shares, in a deal expected to be worth $220 million. According to an announcement on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), it is proposed The Trust ...

EBX launches online tool to purchase endowment bonds

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
Newly-created technology company Endowment Bond Exchange (EBX) has launched today an online tool that allows financial planners and retail investors to invest in zero-coupon bonds, also known as endowment bonds. The EBX Endowment Bond is a fixed income ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... Commonwealth Bank tumbled 27 cents to $72.68. Flight Centre shares were up $1.74, or 4.56 per cent, to $39.91 after the travel company upgraded its full year guidance from $305 million to $315 million, to between $325 million and $340 million. GrainCorp ...

Plans to close large UK defined benefit angers members

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
UK financial services group Axa has announced plans to close its final salary pension to existing members. The company told staff it planned to move 2,300 employees currently in the scheme to a defined contribution pension, where payments are not guaranteed ...

UBS creates APAC real estate role

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... an excellent fit with our existing capabilities," Wels said. Head of Asia Pacific for UBS Kai Sotorp indicated that the company would be looking to build on its joint ventures with existing hubs in the Asia Pacific region. "Trevor's extensive knowledge ...

Elana Rubin appointed MLC director

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... Infrastructure Australia Council and of the Climate Change Authority. Rubin is also fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Australian Institute of Management and the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. "Elana brings an ...

Russell focus on IM is better for clients: Schoenheimer

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... according to managing director Alan Schoenheimer. Schoenheimer told Financial Standard the shift in focus will position the company to best cope with a dramatic structural shift in the domestic market. "There's no doubt that going through the GFC has ...