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ASIC bans former Money Matters adviser

ASIC STATEMENT  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
Victoria-based Ian Bristow, one of the financial advisers who recommended Westpoint products to clients, has been banned from providing financial services for six years following a long drawn out ASIC investigation. ASIC alleged that Bristow "dishonestly" ...

A cyber home for advisers: MLC

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
MLC is looking to make its website a one-stop shop for advisers looking to do business online. Steve Barnes, head of online services and advice platform at MLC, said that adviser feedback of the new look MLC website unveiled in May has so far been positive. ...

Pengana wins ex-Rubicon investors

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
... investment managers Antonio Meroni and Tony Wolfe's have brought more than just their expertise to Pengana when they joined in May - they have also ferried across some of Rubicon's largest global institutional investors keen for a slice of the duo's ...

Planners demand global fund with conviction

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
Advance Asset Management is extending its relationship with US based Tradewinds Global Investors to provide retail investors' with access to a high conviction global equities fund. The Advance Tradewinds Global Equities fund's strategy aims to identify ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market has received negative leads from Wall Street on Friday, although in a special trading session on in New York yesterday, oil rose again in anticipation of Hurricane Gustav making landfall in the continental US. At 0751 AEST ...

Industry questions dual role of CEO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
Should a superannuation fund's chief executive sit on the fund's Trustee Board? Industry experts are divided on whether wearing both hats create potential conflicts of interest. The panelists at the Fund Executives Association Limited's (FEAL) national ...

Future Fund is $652m richer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
Despite the credit crisis, the Future Fund comes out on top making $652 million in the year to June - but the returns may be due to prudence rather than skill. The Future Fund, excluding returns from its Telstra stake, gained 1.54 per cent or $652 million ...

US and Aus open equities borders

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
Local investors are set to benefit from a new agreement between US and Australian regulators that may allow brokers from both regions to only comply with their home country regulation when trading Australian or US equities. The groundbreaking deal could ...

Long-term service doesn't guarantee referrals

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
Investors who have been with an adviser for more than five years are less likely to recommend that adviser than those who have only been with one for a shorter period, according to a new survey. An ING survey conducted in June and July, revealed the ...

Growth bond plays tax trump card

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
AMP has launched the AMP Growth Bond, a "tax paid" investment that allows investors to accumulate wealth with no lock in periods. The AMP Growth Bond is an investment or insurance bond style of where tax is paid on investment earnings within the product ...