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Accounting firm takes on wealth management

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... Lord said that he had worked with HLB Mann Judd Melbourne in the past and was attracted by their professionalism and quality of service. "HLB Mann Judd Melbourne was looking to build a more sophisticated client offering in the wealth management area ...

AustralianSuper wins ASFA campaign of the year award

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... light of MySuper and the challenge of member engagement, it is essential for the industry to aspire to the very best quality of communications." The full list of award winners included: Integrated campaign of the year Popular Choice Award winner: Mercer ...

FPA awards Australia's best financial planners

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... financial challenges as a consequence of their illness. Rantall said that he had been extremely impressed by the high quality of the financial planners nominated for both the state and national awards this year. "The FPA has always strived to improve ...

Super fund awards natural resources mandate

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... money towards becoming institutional grade." It is a space where there is room for more competition, but evaluating the quality of resources is critical, said Whitten, who had just returned from the Cooper Basin on a research trip. "Last week we also ...

Financial Standard names FS Smileys finalists

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... 100-point selection criteria that looked at how each of them rated across five categories: their social media presence, quality of connection, level of amplification of their social media message, creativity in execution and vision. Each application ...

Christian Super appoints State Street as custodian

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... State Street's capability in custody and fund accounting we were impressed by their investment analytics, including the quality of their reporting, the level of detail they could provide on our investments and their ability to look through data on our ...

Beware greedy SMSF intermediaries

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
Competition for business amid the rapid growth of the SMSF industry is in danger of diluting the quality of service for the end client, according to a number of industry professionals. India-based Sundaram Business Services has been operating in Australia ...

Relax legislation on deferred annuities: Challenger

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... unchecked it will introduce vulnerabilities to public and private balance sheets, effecting financial stability and the quality of our lives in retirement. "For innovation to happen, legislative barriers need to be removed," Benari said. Longevity risk ...

Advisers failing to engage disillusioned consumers

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
The advisory community is falling short of its need to engage the hordes of consumers disillusioned by subdued sentiment and negative press, a panel of industry experts has said. Speaking at the annual AFA National Conference on the Gold Coast last ...

Yield at any cost flawed: GSAM

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... found in companies that can thrive "irrespective of the operating environment, whether that is through organic growth, quality of the management team, or through control of the cost base and productivity gains." "From an overall sector perspective the ...