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Count Financial powers ahead with large profit, juicy dividend

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... financial year had increased to $52 million, a 118% increase on the previous year. The financial services firm, which has 800 advisers, 340 franchises and just over $10 billion in funds under management, floated its Countplus arm in December last year ...

Advisers prep for 'back-to-basics' investing

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
A return to safe investments and investor aversion to risk is predicted following recent market fluctuations, but advisers are firm that strong planning principles remain the same. Perpetual Private Wealth has predicted a return to 'back-to-basics' ...

Russell brings out toolkit against volatility

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
Market volatility has lead to the launch of an online toolkit, to help investors and advisers learn from current markets and adapt to changes. Russell's Volatility Toolkit is free for anyone to access and provides daily perspectives on changes in capital ...

Lost GPS

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... goods-producing sectors of the economy. The committee also looks at estimates of monthly real GDP prepared by Macroeconomic Advisers." The latest readings from these activity and income statistics are not signalling that a recession is in the offing ...

ANZ planners receive funding facility

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... manager, advice and distribution, said the funding would be exclusively available to all ANZ aligned dealer groups and advisers and should ideally assist any planners transitioned to a fee-for-service model. "This initiative shows the synergies that ...

ETF provider wants to expand asset class range

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
State Street Global Advisers is keen to open new asset class realms to the Australian exchange-traded fund market, its global head of ETFs said yesterday. Scott Ebner, managing director and global head of exchange traded fund product for SSgA flew into ...

SMSFs could use email for SuperStream

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... which consumers can buy insurance online Bradley Smith, a chartered accountant with Build a Brilliant Business, asked why advisers should give clients insurance advice, when it was so easy for large insurers and industry funds to just sell it through ...

Hedge fund forum to tackle tough questions

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... officer, Local Government State Super, Judith Posnikoff, managing director of PAAMCO and Allen Sing, portfolio manager, Sail Advisers. Other topics on offer will include family office due diligence, operational structure, the nuances of Asian investors ...

SPAA calls for fraud net to be cast wider

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... compensation levy designed to help recoup the $55 million lost by Trio victims. SPAA said that any decisions on financial advisers being included in a last resort compensation scheme should be delayed until after the FOFA reforms are finalised. The association ...

Capital protected products shine in gloom

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... loan will outstrip the investment return. The loans last up to five years and cover the top 50 ASX stocks. Jadwat said advisers were wanting high-yield investments. "There are clients sitting on the sidelines and waiting for opportunities, and they see ...