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Fin services lend weight to East Timor education

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... supported a fundraising event by eMerge foundation, a foundation set up by financial adviser Ian MacRitchie of IMR Financial Advisors and his wife, Marionne MacRitchie. The foundation was set up four years ago and the first fundraising event attracted ...

NAB grows FUM despite tough times

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... combined entity is now one of the largest retail financial adviser networks with more than 4000 independent financial advisors.

AQR appoints former van Eyk head

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... will see Angwin responsible for introducing institutional-grade alternative strategies direct to Australian financial advisors and their clients. At AQR Australia, the local affiliate of AQR Capital Management, Angwin will also be responsible for building ...

Market volatility making boomers nervous

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... according to a MetLife poll. MetLife's Market Volatility Poll, conducted in February of this year, included 520 financial advisors and 1,038 US adults over the age of 45 with at least $100,000 in investable assets. It found that three out of four respondents ...

Super stoush over opt-in scheme

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... in favour of the yearly renewal framework while the Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Association of Financial Advisors (AFA) have stridently opposed it, backing an alternative three-year method where customers can opt out at any time. David Whiteley ...

More million dollar members for MDRT

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
... Campbell. Farrell has over 25 years in the financial advice sector and believes the greatest challenge facing financial advisors today is the rate of change being forced on financial advisors. "Having been through many changes myself over many years ...

IOOF books $225m net inflows, simplifies ops

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... the market. This would give us a real competitive advantage in attracting funds, especially from independent financial advisors," he said earlier this month. Kelaher clarified that the proposed acquisition will include the brand, software licence, IP ...

IOOF agrees to buy North

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
... the market. This would give us a real competitive advantage in attracting funds, especially from independent financial advisors." However, despite the tactical significance of the IOOF deal with NAB, it would have only minor impact on the current market ...

Investors get more from Westpoint settlement

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
... reached by ASIC following settlements with Masu Financial Management, Professional Investment Services, Bongiorno Financial Advisors & Bongiorno Financial Advisors (Aust) and State Trustees.

ASIC presses on with Westpoint compensation

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
ASIC has reached an agreement to settle class actions against Bongiorno Financial Advisors, which has links to the failed Westpoint Group. An ASIC statement late last week noted that the watchdog had agreed to settle actions against Melbourne-based ...