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Russell makes senior hires

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
Russell Investments has appointed Frank Russo as senior consultant in Australia and strengthened its Asian consulting and advisory business with arrival of Trevor Persaud. Russo joins Russell from independent asset consultant Access Capital Advisers ...

Industry digs deep for children's charity

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
Fund managers and life insurance companies helped raise $10,000 for a children's charity at an annual conference hosted by PATRON Financial Advice. The annual conference took place in Hobart in March and featured a 'Sergeant at Arms' to fine delegates ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
The Australian share market had slid into the red by noon on low trading volumes as investors waited for direction from forthcoming offshore economic news. At 1202 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 6.7 points, or 0.14 per cent, at 4,893.4 ...

YouTube, you beauty

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
YouTube used to be the domain of teenagers and the odd adult videotaping quirky and fun stuff, but today super funds can use it for more lofty goals - and it won't cost their members a cent. Tim Martin, director at 2 Sticks Digital Marketing, said that ...

Count enters asset finance market

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
Count Financial's 350-firm network can now offer expanded asset finance services to small business clients after forming an alliance with Centrepoint Finance. Starting from 3 April, Count members will have access a higher number of asset finance lenders ...

Chartwell dir Hoy jailed 13 yrs

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
Failed Ponzi-scheme Chartwell Enterprises director, Graeme Hoy, sentenced to 13 years and nine months imprisonment after pleading guilty to 44 deception charges totalling almost $22 million. Hoy originally faced 148 counts of obtaining a financial advantage ...

Equipsuper launches 'clever' insurance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
The $4.4 billion fund Equipsuper has made a raft of alterations to its standard corporate accumulation plan, EquipExpress, branding this change 'Clever Cover'. The fund has renegotiated the pricing and the terms of its policy with Hannover and will ...

Fund managers eye 'cheap' Japan

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
Attractive valuations, a predicted rise in industrial consolidation and the possibility of a depreciating currency are leading some fund managers to believe that the time is now to invest in Japan. In contrast to the rest of Asia, the Bank of Japan ...

Plum time for corporate super outsourcing

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
Plum Super records $4.4 billion in new funds under administration as it continues to sign corporate industry clients ahead of the 30 June deadline for tax consolidation and transfers. Plum have signed up seven new large mandates in the last two years ...

Snowball expands 'segmented advice'

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
Snowball Group marks 2011 as another year of providing more services in the area of 'segmented advice' after posting a healthy increase in its half-year profits. Tony McDonald, managing director of Snowball, said the group is performing well as it prepares ...