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Clearview technical manager jumps to FPA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
... most recently as chair of the FPA's Technical Committee. "Dante is well known to the financial planning community for his sound strategic advice, clear and plain English presentations, and his ability to address the legislative environment positively," ...

Fixing an industry on steroids

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
Day One of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) highlighted the testimony of an investment veteran who said the industry has long been on steroids - and called the commissioners to help build a system that doesn't need to save the banks every ...

DNR aboard HUB24 platform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2009
... for some time," said Harley Dalton, chief executive of Dalton Nicol Reid. "HUB24 provides a robust technology solution, sound business model and makes the provision of managed accounts efficient for asset managers, advisers and investors." Dalton Nicol ...

Dummy spit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
... necessary, I believe the systemic risk inherent in the banking system is well-managed and well-controlled." That should sound familiar, since it was part of your response to a question I asked about the systemic risk of large financial institutions at ...

Financial Wisdom names its best

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
... services. "Our goal is to create a community where clients engage in a relationship beyond the fundamental business of providing sound strategic advice," said Luxton. Watts started his career in chartered accounting and has spent the past two years building ...

Liar, liar, hedge funds on fire

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
... well based on the due diligence reports, have consistently performed better than problem funds. In other words, and it may sound obvious, but 'honest' hedge funds do well in the long run, he said. Brown's frustration is that many pension funds often ...

Sell dollars to buy stocks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2009
Thud! Thud! Thud! This is the sound of my head banging on my desk. For I'm confused - really very confused. Wall Street again dropped big time last night - well to be more accurate, just bigger than the smaller daily falls we've gone accustomed to over ...

Bennelong wins Guardian mandate

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
... are comfortable to invest in new funds. "We don't need a three-year track record where we are comfortable the manager has sound processes, an experienced team and has aspects which we see as outstanding relative to other managers in the same space," ...

What gets measured, gets done

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... measured, gets done" and said trustees must spend more thought on how they can measure the success of their strategy. This may sound obvious but not according to the research they conducted, said Levy.

AMIST appoints board director

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
Super fund AMIST has appointed Gary Hardwick, a Victorian-based employer representative, to fill the board role left open by retiring board director Peter Greenham. "After more than a decade on the AMIST Super board, Peter has decided to retire and ...