S&P downgrades Pengana Asian Equities Fund

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today lowered its rating on Pengana Asian Equities Fund following Pengana Capital Ltd’s announcement of the departure from the team of Elan Miller. Mr Miller... Read more continue reading

Professionalism key to getting reforms back on track, FPA tells parliament

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While reiterating broad support of the intent behind the original FoFA reforms, head of peak professional body the Financial Planning Association (FPA), Mark Rantall, has warned the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC)... Read more continue reading

FPA supports Super Funds enquiry

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The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has welcomed a government announcement for the Productivity Commission to conduct an inquiry into default superannuation funds in modern awards. Dante DeGori, General Manager Policy... Read more continue reading

Hillross names Adviser of the Year & Firm of the Year

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Sydney financial adviser, Jonathan Kilborn, has been named Hillross Adviser or the Year while Brisbane based financial advisers’ Arrive Wealth Management SEQ has taken out 2011 Firm of the Year... Read more continue reading

AFS appoints Regional Manager for SA & WA

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Australian Financial Services Group Limited’s (AFS Group) Group CEO and Managing Director Peter Daly, has announced the reappointment of Ken Blayney to the role of Regional Manager for Western Australia... Read more continue reading

Ratings on Aberdeen Multi-Sector Funds not affected by strategy team changes

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today stated that its ratings on the Aberdeen Multi-Asset Income and Aberdeen Capital Growth funds are unaffected following changes to Aberdeen Asset Management’s multi-sector strategy... Read more continue reading

Get FoFA back on track: AFA

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Draft Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation is still failing consumers by not measuring up to its own expectations, according to the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). Commenting on the... Read more continue reading

S&P assigns three stars to two BT Australian Share Value Funds

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today assigned three-star ratings to the BT Ptnr Aus Shr Val 1 Retail and BT Ptnr Aus Shr Val 1 WS funds. Both are classed... Read more continue reading

Steve Newnham joins Australian Ethical Investment

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Fund manager and superannuation provider, Australian Ethical Investment, has appointed Steve Newnham as its new Executive Director, Business Development. “Steve has been a director of Australian Ethical for the past... Read more continue reading

S&P releases global emerging market review

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today released ratings covering 27 global emerging-market capabilities across the three peer groups of global emerging markets, Asia ex Japan, and single country (including China... Read more continue reading