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CERTITUDE appoints head of distrib

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
... an employment and strategic direction for CERTITUDE which is to deliver relationships with high net worth investors and focus on institutional markets," said Craig Mowll, the group's chief executive. "Hector will be running this new distribution focus ...

Kittel to head BankSA

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
... per cent rise in cash earnings after tax to $109 million for the half year ended March. At the time, Chapman said a major focus over the next 12 months was on deepening and strengthening customer relationships and reducing bank fees.

ASFA principles recommend super industry changes

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
The rising importance of superannuation in the economy and members growing reliance on their super's performance have formed the basis for the latest ASFA Policy principles report, released this week. The principles report, which is updated annually ...

Investors eye $650bn 'niche' asset class

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
Shipping-related investments is a niche asset class that is now open to a broader set of investors following the GFC, new research shows. According to the latest Mercer report, the shipping industry is responsible for moving 90 per cent of the world's ...

Infocus FUM grows to $3bn

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
... growing in those two states just to fill the gaps in our geographic footprint," Steinhardt said. "We also want a specific focus on Victoria and NSW which offer us a very attractive growth opportunity due to their size," he concluded.

Fixed income prone to emotion-led choices

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
According to the fourth research paper on "Greed and Fear" released by Tyndall Investments, investor psychology is very much a force in today's fixed income market - not just in equities. Tyndall noted that investors need to adopt long-term strategies ...

Asia to reap $75bn windfall

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
Australian investors are underweight equities by $75 billion - but when the rebalancing occurs in their portfolios, Asia - not Australia - will be the key beneficiary of the flows, said Asian investments stalwart, Kerry Series. Series, chief investment ...

Lazard Carnegie Wylie offloads local Dun & Bradstreet

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
... Australia from its exposure to the region had not yet unfolded," she said. "It made sense for local management to acquire and focus on what was a relatively small business and the global parent to grow its position in very large markets around the world." ...

Wilson HTM outsources clearing

NEW RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
... said outsourcing its clearing with Penson, instead of self-clearing as it has done previously, will allow the company to focus on its core business of trading and advisory services. Craig Mason, managing director and chief executive officer of PFSA ...

StatewideSuper appoints JANA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
... or two, and that's probably a key driver behind their decision. "From our perspective, we're long term investors and we focus on building long term client relationships," said Austin. According to Rainmaker Information, the fund's balanced option has ...