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Health Super hires governance chief

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
The $7 billion industry super fund Health Super has appointed Gary McGrath to the role of chief governance officer. The position is a newly created one for the fund. McGrath will report directly to Health Super chief executive, Chris Clausen. Prior ...

FPA and AFA call for reform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
In a sign of solidarity, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) are pushing for the same regulatory reform, including the need for advisers to be members of a professional body. While the FPA and AFA ...

Count buys Evolution Advisers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
Countplus has made its eleventh acquisition through a 25 per cent share purchase in planning firm, Evolution Advisers. Countplus, part of the ASX-listed Count Financial Limited, announced the acquisition details yesterday. Evolution Advisers has been ...

Morgan Stanley forum aids women advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
Are you a woman keen to succeed in financial planning? Introducing the Women Financial Advisors Forum launched by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney - a blog for women to discuss the challenges and triumphs of being an adviser. The blog is specifically targeted ...

QIC chair Rowe exits

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
The departure of Trevor Rowe as chair and board member at fund manager QIC tops a string of senior management exits at the firm. Rowe said in a press statement that he would not be seeking another term when his current term expires in September, relinquishing ...

Adviser education bar too low

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
Qualifying to become an adviser is far too easy and the bar should be raised higher, especially for young hopefuls looking to enter the industry, said a panel of advisers. Brad Fox, a partner at Nixon Fox & Wills and a panelist at the AFA National Roadshow ...

Macquarie launches online election service

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
Macquarie Wrap has launched an online election service for corporate actions - a process that helps advisers eliminate the need for paperwork. When creating the new online service, Macquarie Wrap focused on reducing the administrative burden for advisers ...

OptiMix appoints new managers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
CrA(C)dit Agricole Asset Management, Investec Asset Management and MFS Investment Management are just three of the multiple new fund managers added to OptiMix's new investment manager line-up. CrA(C)dit Agricole, MFS, Investec, AllianceBernstein and ...

The dragon stumbles

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
What's this? Wall Street dipped because China's stock market tumbled and commodity prices slumped? Here's Bloomberg's leader, "U.S. stocks fell for a second day as plunging Chinese shares and commodities stoked speculation that the surge in equities ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket had improved from its opening by noon after being pulled up by the major banks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 0.1 point,at 4169.4 points while the broader All Ordinaries index was 0.2 point lower at ...