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Advisers overlooking business development

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... 1 July FOFA deadline is sidelining advisers from potential growth opportunities. "Advisers need to ensure they maintain focus on growing their business, regardless of what changes are happening at the regulatory level. Particularly if they are planning ...

Magellan wins $3bn milestone mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
Magellan Asset Management has secured a $3 billion mandate from UK investor St. James Place - just one of the fund manager's record wins in the past 12 months. The mandate has boosted Magellan's total FUM, which now stands at $10.4 billion, Frank Casarotti ...

Hedge fund inflows set to double

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
Record low bond yields and the return of global confidence should see inflows into alternative equity strategies more than double in 2013, according to PIMCO executive vice president Ryan Korinke. The hedge fund expert, who is over from the US to meet ...

Gerard Doherty resigns from Fidelity

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... future," he said. "The Australian team and I will be working hard to ensure that we maintain business as usual and continue to focus on the needs and best interests of our clients," Talbot continued. "Our strategy for growth in the Australian market ...

Sales approach boosts Sunsuper member uptake

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... the Year and Retirement Fund of the Year awards have brought a spike in new member applications, but Godfrey says that a focus on keeping things simple for people has contributed. "We know that super is a chore for most employers and that they want to ...

Dixon Advisory a fee for service success story

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... other mortage brokers adopting similar approaches, Coates said rather than use hundreds of possible suppliers they prefer to focus on a preferred shortlist of about half a dozen suppliers they have fully researched. "If we can get a really good group ...

Investors overlook US recovery

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... who is chairman and chief executive at the funds management business, said that while risk-averse investors continued to focus on problems in Europe, the investment environment was strengthening all the time following better-than-expected data from the ...

Bluedoor launches SuperStream tech

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... extended reporting tools, message dashboard and other web enabled services will be available post 1 July 2013, but our key focus now is to finalise our testing schedule with the upcoming ATO Pilot Validation in May." SuperStream falls into the StrongerSuper ...

Media Super to add corporate funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
Industry superannuation fund Media Super has put together a team to develop its new consolidation strategy focused on attracting corporate funds with members who work in media. Media Super acting CEO Michael Rooney said the team has identified eight ...

Debt free and dividend rich: Fiducian

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
Listed financial services provider Fiducian Portfolio Services has posted consolidated profit after tax for the half-year to December of $1.69 million, in a period that saw the company wrap up its two-year long system upgrade and acquisitions. This ...