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AMP FP patches up the cracks

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2006
AMP Financial Planning (AMP FP) has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons of late, but behind the hype they have been toiling in earnest to make their business regulator-safe while remaining adamant that the quality of AMP planner advice is ...

Jailed super fraudsters forfeit nearly $6m

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2006
A father and son, currently serving 18 months in jail for promising clients a 'superannuation cashback' arrangement as part of an illegal scheme, have been ordered to forfeit millions of dollars in holdings and assets. Following an Australian Securities ...

Zenith names top global managers

BT Financial, Platinum, Morgan Stanley and PM Capital have been named top of their league as part of the annual International Shares Sector Review by research firm Zenith Investment Partners. Zenith, which provides research and fund manager ratings ...

SEC hits fraudulent insurer with $790m penalty

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the US equivalent to Australia's financial services regulator the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has ordered life insurer Prudential Equity Group (PEG) to pay $790 million (US$600 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after a positive lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contact was up 11 points at 5,016 at 0726 AEST. Today, beer maker Foster's Group will announce ...

Emerging markets can't stand alone

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
In the past emerging markets represented a free meal ticket if investors could stomach the volatility, said Pedro MarASal, senior vice president and portfolio manager at Nicholas-Applegate. Those days were gone, he said, and managers with a specific ...

Aussies spend $8.7bn on celebrity makeover

Financial planners may well need to start asking their clients the question "Who is your favourite celebrity?" after a Virgin Money study found that Australians have racked up an annual $8.7 billion credit card bill to look like their movie idols. The ...

Praemium to access UK's wealthiest through Lloyd's

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
Listed portfolio administration provider Praemium will provide services to the UK's wealthiest private investors through a new distribution deal signed with Argenta Private Capital. Praemium has appointed UK based Lloyd's adviser Argenta to distribute ...

First Capital appoints new MD

Financing group First Capital Group has appointed a former MFS manager to the role of managing director of its property financing business, First Capital Securities. Mark Phillips, former group manager of asset management and general manager of asset ...

Pimco plans absolute return fixed interest fund

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
Pimco Australia has announced it is working on a new absolute return fixed interest fund, the Pimco Absolute Return Series (PARS), which will use leverage to let investors dial up their exposures. Speaking at the Portfolio Construction Conference on ...