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Dealer groups bank on strong balance sheets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
Key dealer groups Australian Financial Services, The Salisbury Group and Snowball step up to explain their business models after the Storm Financial collapse. While Storm Financial is one of hundreds of dealer groups in the market, its troubles stemming ...

Aircraft fund seeks capital

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
The $73 million super fund-backed Investec Global Aircraft Fund is launching a second capital raising exercise in March. After a year following its first capital raising, the IGAF - which is backed by Australian superannuation funds AUSCOAL Superannuation ...

Storm staff lose jobs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
Voluntary administrators, Worrells Solvency and Forensic Accountants have closed Queensland based financial planning group Storm Financial resulting in 115 staff members losing their jobs. According to a statement, Worrells Solvency and Forensic Accountants ...

PIS prepares for tough year

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
Professional Investment Services ushers 2009 with a cautious eye on boutiques and a preference for fund managers with good liquidity management as part of its overall investment strategy review. PIS flagged that boutique managers are expected to take ...

North awarded 'very strong' S&P rating

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
AXA Australia's highly popular structured product, North, received a 'very strong' rating from Standard & Poor's. Launched in December 2007, AXA North provides 50 different investment options with the guarantee. The product was later enhanced to include ...

Nordic pensions unite for ESG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009

Thomas Hancock Assoc to launch outplacement arm

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
Sydney-based boutique recruiter Thomas Hancock Associates has set up a new outplacement service specialising in the financial markets, funds management and superannuation sector. The executive recruitment firm, which has specialised in the industry ...

IFSA calls for more frequent valuations of unlisted assets

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
The Investments and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has released a new guidance note to members with 'best practice' recommendations on how to value unlisted assets in the wake of the global financial crisis. The guidance note specifies the principles ...

Introducing life cycle insurance: REST

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
REST Superannuation has revolutionised life insurance in super by introducing a "life cycle" approach to its death cover - breaking away from the traditional fixed cost or "$1 a week" insurance model. Almost one million active members of the $13 billion ...

PLUM's new chief to push comms

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
Plum Financial Services' new managing director Paul Carter flags plans to boost its communication campaign and delay some investment projects scheduled for next year to 2010 to steer Plum through a difficult 2009. Carter, who took over the reigns from ...