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ING buys 37.5pc stake in Sentry

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
ING Australia extends its distribution business after buying 37.5 per cent of Perth-based dealer group, Sentry Financial Group.

Macquarie to downsize mortgage staff

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
Macquarie Securitisation Ltd confirmed today that it is seeking to cut back the number of its mortgage origination staff following this morning's announcement that the group is winding back its Australian residential mortgage origination services.

Garvan FP adds three

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
MLC-owned Garvan Financial Planning has added Battistella Financial Services, McNeany Financial Services and Vertex Group to its license.

FGF wins $162m QIC mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
Melbourne-based financial services company Fisher Graham Financial (FGF) has secured a $161.7 million mandate from QIC for the firm's specialist Asian markets investment partner, Yeoman Capital Management.

Ascalon treads global commodity path

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
While the performance of listed property and hedge funds falter in the wake of the US sub-prime disaster, fund managers such as Ascalon Capital Managers are steering their attention to the global commodity sector to maximise investor returns.

AFA maps education Pathway

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) hopes to fill the gap in adviser education by launching a new course that accommodates the time constraints and 'adult learning' needs of today's financial planners.

AFS ready for IPO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
Australian Financial Services Group (AFS) has flagged plans to list on the stock exchange after meeting its business and profit objectives last year.

Aviva breaks industry fund hurdle

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
Wealth management group Aviva has stolen the march on rival industry funds by combining industry fund-style simplicity with retail fund-style service in its Navigator Business Super.

AXA Rosenberg eyes emerging markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
AXA Rosenberg plans to launch an emerging market fund in the Australian market in three months, tailored to suit a super fund's 'alpha needs'.

Good wine, good advice

Hunter Valley may be better known as the haven of award-winning wine but it is also a source of award-winning financial advice.