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Bonds, tailored equities and income top ETF picks

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
The bond ETF market could be worth $500 million by year's end, according to Russell Investments, who has picked bonds, international equities and income as the best buys for growth for next 12 months. The Australian exchange-traded fund (ETF) market ...

Franklin Templeton hires ex-INGIM head

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
Fund manager Franklin Templeton has made three new appointments including ING Investment Management's former head of distribution, Jim McKay, as its director of advisory services as the firm expands its staff numbers. In the new role, McKay will be ...

Russell urges advisers to keep low value clients

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
Advisers should consider their options before selling off their lower value clients, according to Russell Investments, with new alternatives to create a profitable relationship despite impending FOFA regulations. One predicted unexpected outcome of ...

Ventura reduces wholesale funds cost

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
Ventura Investment Management has reduced the price for its wholesale funds by up to 25%, following the reappointment of Russell Investments as the funds' investment manager. The move follows feedback from advisers who maintained clients had become ...

FPA award winners embrace FOFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
The FPA Best Practice award winners are also those leading way in FOFA-compliant practices, with the association awarding those at the forefront of their industry. Speaking with Financial Standard after their win, Pippa Elliot, CFP, of WA planning firm ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
The Australian stock market was lower at noon, extending declines from the open amid weakness among finance and energy stocks. At 1206 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 17 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 4,264.1, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Tyndall appoints new head of institutional

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
Tyndall AM has finished its final round of senior appointments after it named former CFSGAM and Perpetual senior head, Matt Russell, as head of institutional business. Russell was previously head of institutional business development and consultant ...

Finsia announces award winners

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
Finsia last night announced five financial services professionals as award winners for outstanding contributions to the industry. The award for most outstanding industry contribution went to Dr Maurice Newman AC, former chair of Deutsche Bank Australia ...

Former Sonray chief gets jail time following ASIC charges

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
The former head of Sonray Capital Markets has been jailed for five years on 10 charges, which include false accounting involving fake deposits worth over $35 million. Scott Kenneth Murray, 33, of Werribee, Victoria will serve a minimum of two and a ...

Statewide and Local enter merger due diligence

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
The merger between StatewideSuper and Local Super is moving to the next stage after receiving in principle approval from the major shareholders of both funds. Chair of StatewideSuper, Nicholas Begakis, and Local Super chair, Juliet Brown, said the proposed ...