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AvSuper appoints JANA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
The $805 million AvSuper has appointed JANA Investment Advisers Pty Ltd as the fund's investment consultant. The appointment follows a benchmarking review of various investment consultants. AVSuper's previous asset consultant was Russell Investment ...

Shadforth searches for more practices

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... the group is turning its attention to taking on more practices. "We are in a unique position to help other like minded advisers and practices to first cope with the massive amount of change confronting businesses in our sector and then to prosper out ...

ING grows with self-employed advisers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
ING is extending its financial planning base to include self-employed advisers. ING's financial planning division will provide self employed advisers with a succession solutions program, practice management services, access to a dedicated customer services ...

ETFs won't phase out index funds: Bowerman

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... don't like managed fund structures'," he said. "ETFs open up a new market for individual investors. There are groups of advisers that are brokerage based and because of their business structure wouldn't use Vanguard index funds." Besides preferring a ...

Matrix celebrates 10 years

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
... quadrupling its size over the past decade. Founded in 1999, Matrix opened its doors as a dealer group in early 2000, with 20 advisers around Australia. Today the firm has some 90 advisers nationally. "When we launched the business in 1999, our objective ...

Perennial launches fixed int fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
... combined UBS Bank Bill Index and UBS Composite Bond Index. The firm launched the product following demand from financial advisers and clients seeking a fixed interest strategy that made tactical allocations between cash, long term fixed interest and ...

The quest for independent advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... without giving any more advice to that client except at the point of sale. "What could happen is that "passive clients advisers" are dead in the water. They would need to re-consider their strategy and think of how they can deliver advice packages," ...

UK planners face new advice regime

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... were: that investors know up-front how much advice is going to cost and how they will pay for it and; that all investment advisers will be required to go through a more tougher accreditation process. But the most crucial reform is the end of the commission ...

Pinnacle appoints distribution director

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... at Vanguard Investments as a business development manager for three years. During this time he worked with financial advisers and assisted in the development of the adviser education series and portfolio construction workshops. Prior to this role, Bullpitt ...

PIS is not part of sale: NAB

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
... at the dealer group. PIS, one of Australia's largest dealer groups with $15.8 billion in funds under advice and 1,484 advisers, is 26 per cent owned by Aviva, Rainmaker Information data shows. The deal gives PIS the opportunity to consider buying back ...