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Voting opens for 2006 marketing awards

The shortlist for the 2006 Rainmaker Marketing Awards has been posted and voting has started to determine who will win the awards in June.

Counting on SMAs with Praemium

Count Financial, the country's third largest network of financial advisers, has signed up with Praemium/MLIM's separately managed account (SMA) platform.

Julius Baer and Aurora offer fixed interest

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006
Aurora Funds Management has partnered with Swiss giant Julius Baer to launch an Australian fixed interest fund as a feeder into the huge Julius Baer fixed interest pool of funds.

Pillar breaks into retail trust admin

Super fund administrator Pillar Administration has cast its net outside public sector funds and into the retail trust market, with three tenders underway.

Too soon for Future Fund asset allocation calls: Murray

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006
Infrastructure, alternatives and Government and corporate bonds are on the Future Fund agenda, but Fund chairman David Murray is still giving no clues about the possible appointment of a new chief executive officer.

S&P turns spotlight on gold diggers

Canada's stock exchange operator TSX and ratings firm Standard & Poor's have announced plans to create the world's first Global Gold Index.

Bumper year for Macq Financial

The bull run has certainly winged its way to Macquarie Financial Services Group which today announced a 33 per cent increase in profits for the financial year.

Associations need to raise standards themselves: Pearce

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2006
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, Chris Pearce, has played down any chance of ramping up regulation over the financial planning industry and has urged key industry associations to take raising standards into their own hands.

Advance appoints Tradewinds to manage international

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2006
Advance Asset Management has announced the appointment of Tradewinds NWQ as a new addition to manage 10 per cent of its International Shares Multi-blend Fund.

Pentacle hits the market with diversified direct property

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2006
Pentacle Property Funds Management has announced its arrival and at the same time unveiled its new unlisted diversified property fund of funds with a focus on liquidity.