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BetaShares launches BEAR Fund

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... months. Corbett said the BEAR Fund is likely to have broad appeal to market participants ranging from retail, financial advisers, stockbrokers and fund managers with long only mandates. "The practice of shorting individual stocks, for example, can be ...

GS, Citi appointed for NSW elec, coal mine sales

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... Hastings Funds Management and netted the government $300 million in proceeds from the transaction. The Treasurer said both advisers would immediately start work on developing a detailed transaction strategy, which would provide analysis and expert advice ...

Macquarie AS updates term deposit offering

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
Macquarie Adviser Services has updated its term deposit offering for advisers as the investment option grows in popularity among self managed superannuation funds. The update adds online maturities and data feed improvements that aim to streamline the ...

Advisers positive about fee for service

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... legislation taking effect in less than a year, the hybrid fee for service model is growing in popularity among financial advisers, reveals a new report. The Elixir Consulting's 2012 Adviser Pricing Models report is based on a study of 433 financial advice ...

SMSFs need better access to alternatives: BlueSky

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
... superannuation sector's top performers. Mark Sowerby, managing director at BlueSky Alternative Investments said that while many advisers have until now not had access to the better investment options in the alternatives asset class, it is inevitable ...

Mercer expands local Sentinel team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... relocating soon. Mercer's investment advisory business has also recruited Jacki Chorazy, formerly with Access Capital Advisers and the Australian Office of Financial Management to its Sydney-based team.

Handle churn through dealer groups, don't target advisers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... Financial Services Council (FSC) should develop standards to force dealer groups and life companies to manage individual advisers churning business rather than punish the entire industry, reveals an opinion survey of independent advisers conducted by ...

Clime added to Macquarie Wrap platform

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... manager has a strong macroeconomic overlay which determines a level of investment or cash," said Abernethy. In the past, advisers who used Macquarie Wrap couldn't access the fund which has restricted Clime's retail unit trust growth. "The entry onto ...

BT appoints national manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... looking to, or currently running, their own AFSL. Licensee Select currently provides services to 76 licensees and 323 advisers across Australia.

Streamlined SMSF software creates adviser revenue stream

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
Advisers can create an additional revenue source if they streamline their relationship with accountants and create the option to charge an administration fee to their increasing base of self-managed super funds (SMSF). With investment commissions removed ...