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Too many managers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... These change forces are already being manifested in rapid deployment of naked platforms and the steady increase in retail wealth groups using direct distribution, albeit it's off a small base. Himbury said fund managers that don't have a unique proposition ...

Offshore tax havens bank $32tr: report

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... International Monetary Fund, the United Nations and the world's central banks. Reuters reports the author says private wealth held offshore represents a "huge black hole in the world's economy."

Goldman Sachs focuses on HNW with private bank

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... business on the back of economic volatility and new regulations restricting bank use of funds for trading. "We've been in the wealth business for a long time," AFP reported Viniar as saying and given European banks retrenching amid the eurozone debt ...

StatewideSuper re-signs Bravura

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
South Australian based StatewideSuper has signed another three year contract with wealth management software provider Bravura Solutions to ensure further access to its ePASS superannuation technology. StatewideSuper's web portal is currently powered ...

netwealth naked wrap slashes fees to 35bp

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
netwealth Investments has launched a next generation Wealth Accelerator naked wrap that slashes platform fees down to a low 35bps. The Wealth Accelerator wrap is the latest platform designed in response to the FOFA legislation and the push to fee transparency ...

Treasury heavy handed on portfolio disclosure

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... administrative burden, confusion and intellectual property conflicts. Despite the concerns of ASFA and the FSC, several funds and wealth groups are already well advanced in their approach to the issue. Australian Ethical Investments chief executive ...

Premium acquires stake in the Emerald Club

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
Financial planning group Premium Wealth Management has taken a 25% stake in the Emerald Club as part of a strategic alliance with the responsible investment solutions group. The alignment reflects strong philosophical agreement between the two groups ...

ASIC bans Sydney adviser

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has banned Sydney based adviser Colin James Oberg from providing financial services after he withdrew over $1.55 million of client funds without approval. At the time of the offence, Oberg was a financial ...

Hunter Hall appoints ex-Perpetual CEO

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
... strong fundamentals as motivation for the move, Deverall said he believed Hunter Hall was well positioned for growth. "The wealth management industry is constantly evolving in response to changes in investor behaviour, government policy, and competitor ...

ClearView rejects PE bid

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
The board of ClearView Wealth Limited has rejected an "Unsolicited" takeover bid by private equity manager Crescent Capital Partners. In a statement to the ASX this morning, the ClearView Board said it had considered the conditional unsolicited offer ...