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JANA adds property consultant to research team

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
JANA has appointed Alastair McIntosh to a newly created role as a consultant focusing on property research. JANA said the appointment reflects a need to increase property research resources at a time when demand from institutional clients is growing. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell as geopolitical worries weigh on sentiment. At 0811 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was down four points at 5,496. Geopolitical concerns, with the ...

Praemium reports strong rise in SMA funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... results, especially with the increasing fund inflows onto our SMA platform. We see this as clear validation of our strategy to focus on SMA in order to maximise our operating leverage," Praemium chief executive Michael Ohanessian said. "In Australia ...

CBA to fund adviser education and association membership

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has confirmed that it will provide full funding to cover costs involved with the tougher adviser education standards announced last week. As revealed by Financial Standard, CBA decided to raise adviser standards in the wake ...

Gen Ys most keen on intra-fund advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... intra-fund advice in the future. "Given the sizeable latent demand for intra-fund advice, it's critical that super funds focus on communicating their advice offer to members and using this as a tool to start the conversation with younger members about ...

AdviserEdge to "live build" advice website at 2014 conference

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... conference can nominate themselves and the winner will be randomly selected from a final shortlist. This year's edition will also focus on "social selling" and showing advice firms how they can build a social program. "What it will mean for practices ...

New Investors Mutual LIC gets rating and platform approval

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... believing an ex20 exposure should complement an investors direct stock holdings or an exposure to the traditional LICs which focus on the top 20 stocks which are predominately financials and resource companies." QVE's offer period is open from now to ...

Australian Unity added 14 planning practices in a year

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... their practices. "Although we expect to continue to grow strongly, the fact we have a high touch, full service model with a focus on helping our advisers grow their practice means we do not want to take on too many advisers," he said. "That is why over ...

ASIC concerned about SMSFs, warns spruikers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
The sharp rise in promoters recommending Australians to use their self-managed super fund (SMSF) to invest in property has led the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to remind property developers that they need a license to operate. ...

PIMCO names new head of Asia Pacific

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... York to Hong Kong in August 2014. "Eric's appointment underscores PIMCO's commitment to the Asia Pacific region and our focus on delivering superior investment results and world class service. He will play a key leadership role in the next phase of these ...