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Matrix shareholders approve ClearView acquisition

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
... million in cash and approximately 15.4 million ClearView shares which are subject to various performance conditions. Matrix chairman Pieter Franzen said: "The merger will be beneficial to both Matrix advisers and clients by having access to ClearView's ...

Countplus CEO to depart

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
... assist in the transition to a new CEO and to complete work on the new direct equity plan previously announced. Countplus chairman Barry Lambert said, "Michael has been a director of Countplus since its foundation in 2007, project managed the IPO of the ...

NZ Super CEO higher paid than Aussie counterparts

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... also showed that the fund heavily favours passive over active investment, with 70% of its investments managed this way. Chairman Gavin Walker, chairman of NZ Super Fund, said the salary and cost structure of the fund reflects how the fund's Guardians ...

TWUSUPER appoints new CEO

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... "Paul has a clear understanding of the interests of the various stakeholders and was an outstanding candidate", TWUSUPER chairman David Galbally said of the appointment. The former TWUSUPER chief executive Debora Jackson resigned in December after less ...

One third of risk advisers non-compliant, ASIC says

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... professionalism. Both insurers and advice firms need to work on delivering a consistently better service for consumers," ASIC deputy chairman Peter Kell said. "Life insurance is a key product through which consumers manage risk for themselves and their ...

Damien Mu elected to FSC board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... claims services at Superpartners. He has also worked in the Retail Master Trust sector at Colonial and Norwich Union. FSC chairman Greg Cooper said of Mu's election: "With more than 17 years' experience in the Australian financial services industry ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... news on Wednesday, the Westpac/Melbourne Institute's Survey of Consumer Sentiment is due out. In equities news, Optus chairman Paul O'Sullivan is expected to speak at Trans-Tasman Business Circle lunch in Sydney. In Australia, the market on Tuesday ended ...

Findex close to acquiring Crowe Howarth

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
... proposition offering Crowe Horwath shareholders a significant premium to the market price and fair value." the company's chairman Richard Grellman said. As part of the proposal, Crowe Horwath's major shareholder, Alceon, has agreed to enter into a contractual ...

FEATURE: Quenching the thirst for income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... with income and flexibility and to manage risks, particularly longevity risk." Some product providers have taken FSI chairman David Murray's observations as a call-to-arms, compelling them to design holistic, diversified income products for retirees. ...

Unconstrained fixed income funds gaining institutional support

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... Global Fixed Interest Total Return Fund in July this year and according to Henderson Global Investors Australia executive chairman Rob Adams, both institutional investors and the "top end" of the retail market are positive about the fund's strategy. ...