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AMP expands Qld team for IFAs and Alliances

AMP RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... representative of the dealer group. "Reece has a proven track record in achieving sales results in a competitive marketplace and will focus on expanding AMP's footprint in a number of key licensees," said Powell.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... think we'll be treading water for the remainder of the week ahead of key Chinese data and US retail sales, which are the focus of the global market," Ms Saly said. "The fact we are only slightly weaker is quite positive and it is mainly the banks that ...

Former DST Global sales head jumps to SimCorp

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
SimCorp continues to expand its senior staff as fund manager demand for risk management solutions rise, hiring the former Hong Kong head of sales at a rival firm as its new regional sales manager for Asia. Techee Cheung, former head of sales and account ...

AXA clarifies possible Wealth.net sale

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... ACCC's discussions may progress, we believe it is clear that it is the platform itself and not the products which are the focus of the ACCC's concern. "The second point to emphasise is that this is something that NAB is still discussing with the ACCC. ...

Snowball hires M&A exec

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
Snowball Group has appointed a full time mergers and acquisitions executive manager to focus on the group's growth. Ashleigh Nelson was appointed to executive manager of strategy and mergers and acquisitions after working on a contract basis at the ...

Super funds lead advice charge

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
... alternative," O'Sullivan said. O'Sullivan said that a key to the superannuation funds' greater efficiency is due to the focus on delivering transactional advice, rather than the planner's historical holistic financial plan. "This represents a huge challenge ...

Sigma buys CPG Research & Advisory

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
Sigma Alpha International Limited (SAIL) has bought asset consulting firm CPG Research & Advisory, a consultancy firm with around $11 billion of assets under advice. The sale is part of a new asset consulting and funds management business established ...

BT names head of income & fixed interest

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... clients around our capabilities in cash, credit and sovereign fixed income," he said. "Secondly [it was] to provide greater focus and resourcing in this part of our business in order to grow and diversify our revenue base."

IFM global infra assets outperform

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
Fresh from buying a German infrastructure asset worth $250 million, the new head of Industry Funds Management (IFM), Brett Himbury, said the group's infrastructure assets are performing ahead of budget. "We're nearly at the end of the financial year ...

Report points to low cost fund future

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... advisers and 24 per cent were held in defined contribution plans in 2007. This alone does not explain the reasons for a greater focus on overall costs. The reason behind this trend, the research found, is due to financial advisers shifting from a transaction-oriented ...