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netwealth's advice group moves advice ops

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... also the managing director of FPSA indicated that there were plans to "double to size of the adviser force" and " increase focus on business development and practice improvement." "We wanted to move from a non- aligned business to an aligned business ...

MySuper puts focus on active tax management investing

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013

Ex-Lonsec MD convicted of insider trading

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... the shares and did not sell were victims." ASIC Commissioner John Price said, "Prosecuting insider trading has been a real focus for ASIC. In the last four years we have obtained convictions of 17 persons, and there are six cases waiting to be heard." ...

No scale effect in US endowment returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
A 2012 study into US endowment fund returns revealed that investment scale is not a strong factor for determining investment outcomes. The 2012 National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) and Commonfund Institute's Study ...

McLean Delmo comes under Bentleys umbrella

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
Melbourne accountancy firm McLean Delmo has joined national accounting group Bentleys' network of independent firms. Under the arrangement, McLean Delmo will become 'McLean Delmo Bentleys' for a three-year transition period after which it will assume ...

Variety of strategies needed for all-weather outperformance

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
... Jakarta. Morphic is also holding a basket of US housebuilders as a play on the economic recovery. There is also a stringent focus on risk management and capacity issues. In building the business, Lowenstein says he aims to have a portfolio that works ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
... in them. Mr Jennings said a weaker Australian dollar, some encouraging signs on commodities prices, as well as a greater focus on costs and shareholder returns from new management at BHP and Rio, had also supported the rally. "I think there is still ...

Rothschild credit fund soft-closes after solid family office inflows

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
Rothschild's Merchant Banking arm has soft-closed its Five Arrows Credit Solutions (FACS) fund at a,-235 million after seeing strong inflows from family office, high net worth and global institutional clients. The private debt fund is focused on the ...

Rubik to purchase Visor Desktop from Macquarie

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... brings to Rubik a strong annuity revenue base and recurrent earnings and provides Rubik with greater scale. "Our initial focus will be on delivering already committed product development programs and preparing our products for changes that flow from ...

LGBT wealth management market worth $3trn

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community represents a multi-trillion dollar opportunity for wealth managers and advisers, according to estimates from advisers specialising in the area. The campaign to legalise gay marriage in Australia ...