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MacMillan wins AFA Adviser of the Year

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
West Australian financial planner, Troy MacMillan, has taken out the top gong at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) annual conference and been named Adviser of the Year for 2011. The award, sponsored by Zurich Financial Services Australia ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
Australian shares were higher at noon, building on gains from early trade, with the materials and financials sectors leading the market. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 73 points, or 1.8 per cent, at 4,148.5, while the broader All ...

SMA managers raise standards

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
The performance of separately managed account funds on platforms is rising steadily, according to Standard & Poor's Fund services, which upgraded one manager and downgraded another in its recent sector review. S&P upgraded the Dalton Nicol Reid Australian ...

Macq customised portfolio mgt makes the grade

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has rated two Macquarie Customised Portfolio Management products, increasing the number of researcher-rated SMAs available to financial advisers. The research firm gave the MCPM Core Australian Equity SMA model fund ...

HOSTPLUS and ME drop Melbourne Storm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
HOSTPLUS and ME Bank have terminated their sponsorships with Melbourne Storm in the wake of the NRL scandal. David Elia, chief executive at HOSTPLUS, said the relationship with Melbourne Storm is untenable and has terminated its sponsorship immediately. ...

Bendigo head moves to ME Bank

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
Jamie McPhee, former head of banking and wealth at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, is the new chief executive of Members Equity Bank. McPhee will be taking over the reins of ME Bank on 8 February, according to a press statement from the bank. McPhee is a ...

BT and Shadforth extend Wrap deal

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
BT Financial Group has extended the firm's platform arrangement with Shadforth Financial Group for another three years, ahead of 12 separate financial planning firms joining the group in July. This announcement comes after a five-year arrangement with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after the three day slump to a new four year low gives investors a buying opportunity, and after US stocks rebounded overnight. Energy stocks may also gain after the price of oil increased, although ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
The Australian stock market was lower at noon, on a day of lower trading volumes, with resource companies leading declines after commodity prices fell overnight. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 37.4 points, or 0.67 per cent, to ...

Best Advice close to federation

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2008
Project East West or the Best Advice Project has closed its books and gearing up to federate in April. The Best Advice group began 10 years ago as an informal group of advisory practices sharing ideas on how to best expand their business and serve clients. ...