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Vanguard loses portfolio manager, retains ratings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
Ratings on four Vanguard international equities funds have remained unchanged following the recent departure of portfolio manager Mark Hildebrandt, Standard & Poor's said yesterday. Vanguard's International Shares Index, International Shares Index Hdgd ...

Two new appointments as Equiti fund closes in on first US property

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
Wealth management group Equiti Private Wealth has made two new executive appointments. Former Centre Capital director Robert Coyte has taken over as head of advisory in the financial planning services side of the business, where he will expand the role. ...

Bendigo finds safe harbour from wholesale storm in retail deposits

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
The threat of Greek turmoil raising Australian bank funding costs has lifted the prospects of a growing Big Four competitor. Ratings Agency Standard and Poor's raised Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's credit rating from stable to positive, with a possibility ...

Company streamlines pension transfers from UK to Australia

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
A new company has harnessed cloud computing software to connect financial advisers to pensions experts in the UK to streamline the process of transferring UK pensions to Australia. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, there were 1.04 million ...

Minister faces down advisers over opt-in, risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten yesterday faced financial advisers upset over two planks of the Future of Financial Advice reforms, answering questions but firmly rejecting criticisms. The tension was palpable at the Association of Financial ...

Russell hires 35 new staff, makes three senior appointments

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
Russell Investments has made three new senior appointments and hired 35 staff in a strategic expansion. Former MLC head of business development Christine Cameron has been appointed managing director of institutional sales at Russell where she will drive ...

Masters of Financial Regulation on offer for first time

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
As the Australian financial regulatory sphere becomes more complex, Macquarie University is set to offer a new master's degree in financial regulation. The tertiary institution has teamed up with Promontory Financial Group to offer the course, said ...

DKN agrees to support IOOF takeover

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
Financial services provider DKN Financial Group has agreed to an increased takeover offer by IOOF Holdings, subject to independent valuation. IOOF has increased its bid from an indicative offer of 75c per DKN share, which was hotly rejected by major ...

Property up, interest rate rises: BIS Shrapnel

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
Property price forecaster BIS Shrapnel has predicted price rises of nearly 20 per cent in Sydney and Perth over the next three years, which equates to about 6 per cent per year. Perth's median house price will rise by 19 per cent from a median of $480,000 ...

CFS super deposit taps demand, relieves wholesale reliance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
Colonial First State has launched a new deposit product to tap demand for fixed income as more superannuation funds enter the drawdown phase. The new FirstRate Investment Deposits offers a floating interest rate based on the reserve bank cash rate plus ...