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Consolidation creating conflict between product and advice

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
Independent financial planning group, Premium Wealth Management, has said that while it is confident about the future of independent financial advice, it fears consolidation in anticipation of the FOFA reforms is creating a conflict of interest between ...

Count chief replaced by CBA exec

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
Count Financial chief Andrew Gale has stood down from the wealth management firm and been replaced by Commonwealth Bank senior executive David Lane. It's after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) gave CBA's takeover of Count the ...

Snowball re-brands for future

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... managing director Tony Fenning told Financial Standard the new name reflected what was now becoming a "medium-sized high net wealth style" group. Shareholders were also told of the group's aspirations to grow the company to an "ASX 200 sort of level" ...

Half-filled empty glass

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... self-perpetuating, "good thoughts" could set in train a virtuous cycle. Optimism bumps financial markets - equity prices rise creating a wealth effect and raise consumer confidence. Confident consumers spend. Increased shopping bumps up sales and profits. ...

MGD Wealth appoints Select to LDI portfolios

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... Management has been appointed investment manager of two newly created liability driven investment portfolios by high net worth wealth management and advisory business, MGD Wealth. The MGD Wealth Liability Driven Investing (LDI) portfolios, the LDI Connect ...

Equity Trustees appoints director

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... Corporation as a non-executive director. Eley was also chief executive at HGL for 25 years and a director of Clearview Wealth, formerly MMC Asset Management. He is a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... eurozone debt crisis could plunge advanced economies into deep recession and even depression, with waves of bankruptcies and wealth destruction in Europe, also seemed to have had little impact. Last but not least, a Moody's warning that the debt crisis ...

Bendigo Wealth acquires AIM Financial Services

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
Bendigo Wealth has announced the purchase of AIM Financial Services Limited, a boutique Independent Financial Planning business located in Melbourne. Alex Tullio, Bendigo Wealth's Head of Wealth Markets said this acquisition is the first step towards ...

Macquarie Private Wealth adds to Vic advice team

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
Macquarie Private Wealth has appointed Mark Chartres to its Melbourne office as a senior investment adviser. Chartres has joined Macquarie Private Wealth from Intersuisse, where he was previously head of wealth management. Chartres specialises in providing ...

Westpac Group restructure, Coombe resigns

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... Products and Risk Management, and will be led by Brian Hartzer, chief executive, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) UK Retail, Wealth, and Ulster. "I am delighted to welcome Brian to Westpac. He is an outstanding financial services executive who has a significant ...