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Bennelong lands new fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
... unitholders...Herschel's core focus, as it has been for some time, continues to be the Concentrated Fund and the Global Master Fund," said Saxon Nicholls, principal and founder, Herschel. Bennelong's recently acquired portfolio managers, Mark Burgess ...

Greed is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
"I started a joke, which started the whole world crying..." -Bee Gees Just when the Fed appeared to have quieted things down, someone screamed, 'boo'. And in the current jittery state the financial markets are in - investors will shoot first and ask ...

JBWere wealth head resigns

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
Brad Gale, head of JBWere's institutional wealth business and equity partner, has resigned from the company. JBWere confirmed to Financial Standard that Gale has left the firm after 11 years, although it is not known where he is heading to next. "We ...

LICs benefit from FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
The impending loss of trailing commissions for managed funds has made listed investment companies more attractive by leveling the playing field, an industry insider said yesterday. John Robinson, chairman of Global Mining Investments (GMI), a listed ...

Adviser fee structures hit the spotlight

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
Fee structures for financial advisers was a hot topic at a national roadshow in Sydney yesterday with revelations that asset-based fees could not be charged on geared clients. Stewart Bell, executive consultant from Elixir Consulting, gave a detailed ...

Coaching tips invigorate adviser roadshow

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... by Asteron. Taggart holds a doctorate in business administration, a masters degree in commerce, a bachelor of arts and a master of arts plus a diploma in teaching. Advisers were also given a sobering speech by Tanja Limnios from Beyond Blue, an organisation ...

Praemium renews with MSSB

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
... of modern investment administration and tax management functionality not available from the traditional wrap account and master trust providers," he said. Naoumidis said MSSB executes trades for research that financial advisers can use with their investors. ...

Asteron takes on CFS FirstChoice risk offering

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Life risk advice provider, Asteron, has stepped up its relationship with Colonial First State, partnering with the FirstChoice platform to bring additional insurance options to its advisers. Effective from July 18, Asteron advisers will have access ...

Super funds returns on upwards trend

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... this financial year, according to a recent report. Not-for-profit funds are expected to average around nine per cent and master trusts around seven per cent and the top performing funds are expected to break double figures and score 12% plus. The results ...

Masters of Financial Regulation on offer for first time

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
As the Australian financial regulatory sphere becomes more complex, Macquarie University is set to offer a new master's degree in financial regulation. The tertiary institution has teamed up with Promontory Financial Group to offer the course, said ...