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Too much insurance erodes savings

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
Professional Associations Super is calling for its members to tackle overinsurance through multiple super accounts, and to avoid the threat of insurance fees eating into their retirement savings. Mark Ashburn, national sales manager for Professional ...

Macquarie buys Rismark stake

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
Macquarie Funds Group has acquired a 53 per cent stake in Rismark, a Sydney-based residential real estate funds management and research group. MFG bought the shareholding for an undisclosed price. According to an ASX statement, MFG will provide Rismark ...

FPA sets up Treasury taskforce

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
The Financial Planning Association has established a new taskforce to respond specifically to the FPA's consultation program with Federal Treasury. The new taskforce, called Future of Financial Advice Taskforce, will be responsible for building strong ...

Haddock appointed chairman of ACSRF

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
... University of Sydney. He is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, Member of the Commercial Law Association, and Member of ...

Liquidnet taps NZ market

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
Liquidnet, a firm which provides a marketplace to facilitate institutional equities trading, is expanding its trading operations to include New Zealand listed securities. Liquidnet will commence trading of New Zealand equities next Tuesday, offering ...

Multiport buys AR Group stake

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
... better solution for advisers who are partnering with accountants." AR Group administers over 700 SMSFs and also provides company secretarial services to around 4,000 companies across Australia. Bruce Coombes, founder and managing director of AR Group ...

SMSF education gains traction

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
More than 700 new members have joined SMSF online resource centre, www.thesmsfreview.com.au in its first three weeks of launching. Paragem Dealer Services introduced the website to the financial planning community in late May. Ian Knox, managing director ...

Contango Microcap appoints distribution head

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
Fund manager Contango MicroCap has recruited Boyd Peters, previously at EQT Funds Management, to a newly created senior role in distribution. Peters, who joins Contango as national distribution manager, has 16 years experience in the financial services ...

CommInsure restructures, appoints Browne as GM

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
CommInsure has restructured its life insurance business, and appointed former general manager of Financial Wisdom, Tim Browne, as general manager, retail advice. The restructure will incorporate a "line of business" approach for each of its dedicated ...

AMP adds DNR portfolio

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
Dalton Nicol Reid's Australian Equities High Conviction portfolio has been added to the model portfolios on AMP's Personalised Portfolio Service. Dalton Nicol Reid's High Conviction portfolio, which is style neutral and holds between 15 and 25 Australian-listed ...