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Russell fast track after-tax investing

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
... preservation of franking credits," said Raewyn Williams, director, after-tax investment strategies at Russell Investments. "The focus of these strategies will not be on tax minimisation but, rather, on enhancing overall returns on an after-tax basis ...

Macq gives update on US arm

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
... said Wikramanayake. Macquarie is not looking to make any headline grabbing acquisitions to match that of Delaware and will focus on organic growth in the short term and look to capitalise on the synergies between its various divisions beyond that. Macquarie ...

Year of the Rabbit, year of acquisitions: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
... analysts. Additionally, some 63 per cent of companies meeting with Fidelity International report strong balance sheets with a focus in the next 12 months on capex, dividends and buy-backs. While most of these companies have built up cash from cash accumulated ...

Countplus loses senior exec to Premium

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
... job at Premium Wealth Management as chief executive. The independently-owned financial planning group said Wardell will focus on growing the group from its current base of 23 member firms with over $2 billion in funds under advice. "We have a very attractive ...

Lombardo walks into OnePath

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
... Australia. He also spent four years with Transamerica Reinsurance in Hong Kong. "Group risk insurance continues to be an area of focus for OnePath in 2011, and Claude's expertise will be particularly valuable as we look to strengthen our presence in ...

MLC and NAB Wealth names insurance GM

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... "Duncan will be responsible for the continued growth of MLC and NAB Wealth's insurance business with three key areas of focus;" said Steve Tucker, Group Executive of MLC and NAB Wealth. "That is, continuing to deliver a market leading offer in our traditional ...

LUCRF selects Provisio

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... with their retirement savings through a living retirement plan, they become more in tune with their fund. It also keeps the focus long term and minimises the chances of poor short term decision making," said O'Sullivan. LUCRF is Australia's first industry ...

AdviserLogic teams with Class Super

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
Financial advisory software provider AdviserLogic has agreed to integrate with online SMSF administration platform operator Class Super. The tie-up will enable AdviserLogic to provide users with automated data feeds, significantly increasing their efficiency ...

NAB FP to increase planner nums 20 pc

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
NAB Financial Planning (NAB FP) is set to add 100 financial planners by September as it builds out its business focus to target small and emerging business customers. The financial planning group is training a large number of its planners on advanced ...

Egypt not just another pyramid scheme

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
Economic uncertainty in the Middle East following uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt show how intertwined the global economy is with geopolitics, making more volatility the only certainty. First the background. According to a briefing note put out yesterday ...