Selling an SME business – who will buy?

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Owners of Australian companies worth up to $100 million are being sold short because their owners and operators cannot find appropriate buyers, according to Linkara Capital founder, Lindsay Karathanassis. “We

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Synchron Appoints Michael Harrison Independent Chair

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Respected business strategist, Michael Harrison has been appointed Independent Chair of financial advice business, Synchron, effective April 1, 2011. Mr Harrison, who has worked closely with Synchron since 2007 as

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AMP upgrades risk insurance offer for new and existing customers

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AMP has launched a range of product enhancements and new service initiatives across its retail and group insurance offerings, effective immediately. AMP Director of Wealth Protection Products Michael Paff said

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AustralianSuper appoints new Board member

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Western Australian-based Director appointed to AustralianSuper Board AustralianSuper has today announced the appointment of Western Australian-based Simone McGurk as a Director on the AustralianSuper Trustee Board. Ms McGurk is currently

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Threadneedle expands Australasian presence

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James Wesley appointed as Director, Institutional Clients Threadneedle, a leading international asset manager, has expanded its Australasian team with the appointment of James Wesley as Director, Institutional Clients. Reporting to

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The $82,000 question

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 Industry funds research which asserts that consumers would be $82,000 better off in retirement if they did not pay fees to financial advisers is simplistic; fails to take into account

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Aviva Investors builds direct property presence in Australia

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Aviva Investors today announced the appointment of Matthew Woodman as Senior Fund Manager within the Global Real Estate team and will be based in Sydney. Matthew’s appointment represents the first

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Australia’s millionaires lose their appetite for growth but gain a healthy hunger for advice

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Over half of Australia’s 310,000 millionaires want more financial advice, and are prepared to pay for it, according to the latest Centric Wealth / Investment Trends High Net Worth Investor

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Not all advice is created equal

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FPA welcomes recognition of value of professional advice The Financial Planning Association (FPA) welcomes all moves that promote the value of financial planning advice, encouraging ISN members to make sure

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Tyndall appoints national key account manager

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Tyndall Investments has appointed Mr Aaron Russell to the role of national key account manager, based in Sydney.   Mr Russell will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with financial

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