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Count counts more advisers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... to join Count," Clark said. "Our investment and structure will deliver significant benefits for advisers and enable us to focus on assisting advisers deliver advice more effectively to their clients and help them grow their business." Count recently ...

AMP to acquire Cavendish

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
AMP Limited is to acquire Australia's largest SMSF administrator Cavendish Group as part of plans to establish an SMSF dedicated business unit under Paul Sainsbury. The new unit aims to capture a greater position for AMP in the $440bn self-managed super ...

China manuf growth figures being misread

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
HSBC's flash China Purchasing Managers' Index result released last week is being read as further evidence of a broad-based manufacturing slowdown, but this misinterprets what's going on in the sector, said Premium China Funds Management. The common ...

Philanthropy needs simpler support: Perpetual Private

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
Philanthropic giving in the last few years has been undervalued in Australia because of a disproportionate focus on tax structures and increased regulation on charitable vehicles such as private ancillary funds. Andrew Thomas, general manager - philanthropy ...

Premium China expands distribution team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... and research and increased regional responsibilities for state investment managers Derek Paas and Alexandra Roos, who will focus on face-to-face interaction with advisers while Jonathan Wu, associate director and head of distribution and operations focuses ...

CFS upgrades its FirstWrap Platform

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... industry pressures including regulatory reforms, market volatility and compliance, advisers using e-Post would be able to focus on providing quality advice to clients, not on cumbersome administration. First introduced into Colonial First State's FirstChoice ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... US Federal Reserve's muted stimulus measures aimed at kickstarting the economy, while European concerns also remained in focus. Adding to the selling pressure were preliminary numbers from banking giant HSBC showing China's manufacturing activity hit ...

Towers Watson's clients top $15bn in Smart Beta

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
Towers Watson's institutional investment clients have allocated over $15 billion to Smart Beta solutions in the past five years. Smart Beta, which is actually hybrid of beta and alpha strategies, is an approach that uses a selection of analytical tools ...

FOFA passes as industry backs professionalism

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
Industry bodies have broadly welcomed yesterday's passage of the FOFA legislation through the Senate, with the focus on codes of conduct effectively setting up the industry for self-regulation amid the push towards professionalism and better consumer ...

IFM commits $90m to ConnectEast

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
Industry Funds Management has commitment to financing a $90 million investment into ConnectEast through a senior secured debt facility. The investment forms part of a $1.2 billion refinancing by the owner and operator of Melbourne's Eastlink Freeway. ...