S&P releases 2011 Multi-Sector Review

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today released a report outlining the key findings, trends, themes and relative performance of the multi-sector group of funds rated by S&P. The 2011 sector... Read more continue reading

Financial services industry rallies to fight FoFA

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In a huge demonstration of support for the work being done by the Federal Opposition to oppose elements of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reform that threaten the financial... Read more continue reading

Can Asia insulate itself from Europe?

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In February this year, Bank Indonesia raised its benchmark rate for the first time in three years, to subdue inflation, which was then surging above 7%. Last month, the central... Read more continue reading

Boutique advice gets corporate

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MQ Financial Services, one of south-east Queensland’s premier advice businesses, has created a role of chief executive officer and appointed Steve Watts to drive its growth plans and set its... Read more continue reading

AFS bolsters Queensland presence

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Australian Financial Services Group Limited’s (AFS Group) Group CEO and Managing Director Peter Daly, has announced the dealer group’s presence in Queensland has been bolstered with the recent joining of... Read more continue reading

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank teams up with Emerald Wrap

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Australia’s first RI platform, The Emerald Wrap has chosen Bendigo and Adelaide Bank as the wrap’s default cash account provider. Every account opened will use the Adelaide Bank Cash Management... Read more continue reading

van Eyk announces acquisition of Encore Group

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Independent investment research firm van Eyk is pleased to announce that it has acquired financial services consulting firm the Encore Group.  Encore specialises in providing consulting services, programs and systems... Read more continue reading

S&P places three Macquarie funds ‘on hold’

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has placed three Macquarie Investment Management Ltd. funds ‘On Hold’, following the resignation with immediate effect of portfolio manager Neil Carter, and analysts Jim Copland... Read more continue reading

Up to 60 new places in bank scholarship program

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Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has launched one of Australia’s largest university scholarship programs. Up to 60 new scholarships will be awarded to first-time students whose circumstances might otherwise preclude them... Read more continue reading

Managed Futures and Macro Funds shine in tumultuous third quarter

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has released ratings of its Alternatives–Futures sector review which include Commodity Futures, Commodity Trading Adviser (CTA)/Managed Futures, and Global Macro funds. BlackRock Asset Allocation Alpha Fund... Read more continue reading