WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Funds management

With a growing number of non-Shariah-compliant Australian investors interested in its Islamic finance products, MCCA has confirmed that it has plans to launch a property ...

Financial planning

Traditional segmentation is not tailored to suit clients' objectives, according to Perpetual's general manager for private client advice, Nick Langton....

Financial planning

New research suggests the Eurozone crisis has accelerated the use of mobile apps to help financial advisers stay close to their high net worth clients....

Financial planning

Equity Trustees (EQT) has recruited former Financial Services Partners chief executive Geoff Rimmer to head up its newly-created Private Wealth Services division, effecti...

Financial planning

Financial advisers have significantly increased their allocations to fixed income investments in the past 18 months and are likely to increase that further, according to ...

Superannuation

Equity Trustees is planning to target small to medium corporate superannuation funds with a sophisticated investment and services offering, with basic MySuper investment ...

Funds management

AMP-aligned dealer groups appear to have faced a tough period, with all bar one reporting negative cash-flows in the first quarter of 2012....

Financial planning

The Colonial First State restructure sees Brian Bissaker depart with the separation of advice and changed reporting lines....

Funds management

Entrust Private Wealth has decided to take portfolio administration inhouse and implemented IRESS as its private wealth technology platform....

Funds management

The wealth management industry is failing to properly educate retirees about longevity risk and investment risk, according to a survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers...

Financial planning

A new survey has revealed Asia/Pacific wealth managers are more optimistic about the outlook for 2012 and a soft landing in China....

Financial planning

Private advisory firm Lachlan Partners has selected HUB24 as its preferred platform provider....

People & Products

Business strategy professional Peter Dale has been employed as executive director for executive search company Boyden - a key role in recruiting senior executive and lead...

Financial planning

Mercer has completed a deal to provide Citibank Australia with research and an adviser portal. In a separate deal, Mercer is set to become an investment consultant to SFG...

Financial planning

A new full-service stock broking group has launched in Australia this week - the Octa Phillip Financial Group....

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