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Ironbark expands account team

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... yesterday after the asset manager said it will be "bolstering the size of its account management team so that financial advisers continue to receive exemplary service levels," said Chris Larsen, chief executive, Ironbark. Yesterday Financial Standard ...

Advance sells management of $650 million retail funds

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
... "Following this appointment, Ironbark will shortly be bolstering the size of its account management team so that financial advisers continue to receive exemplary service levels," said Chris Larsen, chief executive, Ironbark. Advance, which will remain ...

Financial planners reluctant to sell up despite uncertain times

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... would want to exit the industry," said founder of Radar Results John Birt. The consultancy firm maintained that many advisers are waiting on the sidelines until the markets improve and Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms are in place. Meanwhile ...

Advice boutique gets image shake-up

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... developed 10 years ago for a market and a business that has evolved significantly." Guardian, which has a network of 150 advisers across Australia, said it has repositioned itself as a risk-focused dealer group, with the aim of partnering with independent ...

AustralianSuper creates online advice portal

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... "necessary" step for customers to engage with their super, web based Statements of Advice aren't intended to replace people and advisers. "At any point in the process the member can stop and then re-engage later or put in a call to our phone based superannuation ...

AIA Australia scoops Insurance Industry awards

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... that don't support our products and also incorporating their feedback. That iterative process with our customers and advisers we believe gives us the best chance of designing products that will meet their needs." AIA Australia has been operating in Australia ...

Touchstone acquires Old Mutual assets

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... a wholly owned subsidiary of Western & Southern Financial Group, said the Old Mutual assets would add several new sub-advisers to its roster of fund managers. Most of the 17 Old Mutual funds will remain as standalone funds following Touchstone's acquisition ...

Macq seals landmark $8.7bn admin deal with Perpetual

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... that could bring a greater scale and quality and Macquarie was the obvious choice." Around 110 Perpetual private wealth advisers already used the PACT platform, which will be open to the market when the offering is complete next year. "This is the largest ...

IOOF seals DKN takeover

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... subsidiary of IOOF. IOOF Holdings had $104.5 billion in funds under management as at March this year, while DKN has around 700 advisers including 110 practices under the Lonsdale banner and a further 250 practices with their own licence. DKN has an estimated ...

Prime Super secures Mexican gas acquisition

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... Prime Super has landed part of a 40.1% acquisition in a Mexican gas project through its asset consultant, Access Capital Advisers, the second such investment from the super fund. Prime Super has an investment in Chile in gas distribution, which will ...