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ASIC, FPA, and FOS address shadow shopper report

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... report for individual planners, financial planning business owners, those who work in licensees and dealer groups and other wealth management professionals. The workshops will demonstrate practical ways for financial planners to learn, improve and deliver ...

Wannabe RockStars take to the stage for annual fundraiser

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... another amazing show this year," said McLaren. Accolades up for grabs this year are FICAP 2012 RockStar of the Year, ANZ Wealth Best Male Artist Award, BT Financial Group People's Choice Award, Colonial First State Entertainment Award, Perpetual Best ...

Calls for super industry to up focus on beta

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... management strategies, but in truth, actually what we need to see is our economies growing strongly to provide conditions for wealth in our communities - that's sustainability," said Atkin. "We don't focus enough in our industry on beta, on the actual ...

Australia's Apple

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... virtuous cycle is truly under way in the land of Uncle Sam. Rising stock prices and increased dividends lifts household wealth which bolsters consumer spending which raises profits which increases employment which ups spending which raises profits which ...

PIMCO appoints new portfolio specialist

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
... Former Morningstar senior research analyst John Valtwies has been appointed as a portfolio specialist in PIMCO's global wealth management team. Valtwies will be communicating elements of the firm's fixed income investment strategies to adviser market ...

Flawed assumptions pushing RRR too high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... thought to need each year to fund an adequate retirement lifestyle. Reinforcing the conjecture is a range of posts across wealth management online forums arguing that by the time a retiree is 75 years of age they are spending only half what they in the ...

Mandatory FOFA start date confirmed for July 2013

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... training and disclosure requirements," said John Brogden, chief executive, FSC. Meanwhile Steve Tucker, group Executive of NAB Wealth, was satisfied the extra year would give licensees and product manufacturers "adequate time" to change their systems ...

Gonski appointed new chair of Future Fund

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... transparency" since its inception in 2006, and would remain as the honorary chair of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds until 2013. Along with Gonski Steven Harker was appointed to the Future Fund board for a five year term, replacing ...

PIMCO lands OnePath advice mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... global fixed income delivering strong absolute returns over the past 12 months," said Peter Dorrian PIMCO head of global wealth management. PIMCO will participate in OnePath's national roadshow in March to discuss the new strategies with advisers.

Genetics not education drives investor behaviour

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... predisposition rather than lack of knowledge or financial education is the biggest hurdle confronting super fund trustees, wealth managers and financial advisers trying to help fund members and investors make better investment decisions, reveals new ...