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Suncorp Life appoints new risk head

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
Sean Carroll has been formally appointed as executive general manager of Suncorp Life Risk Australia after five months acting in the role. Carroll is moving across from New Zealand where he was executive general manager (EGM) for Suncorp Life's operations ...

Social media crises on the rise

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
The frequency and impact of companies encountering negative social media is on the rise according to a research survey, which found companies that aren't prepared for an online backlash suffer the most. Recently released research from Altimeter defined ...

Manager tenure impacts success: S&P

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
In a study of long-only Australian equity funds, Standard & Poor's found the duration a portfolio manager remains with a fund manager is influential on the success of the fund itself, with consistent returns being a main benefit. In its report 'Portfolio ...

ASIC opens dialogue with hedge funds

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
Greg Medcraft told the Alternative Investment Association (AIMA) Australian Hedge Fund Forum in Sydney that greater regulatory focus on the hedge fund industry is a post-GFC fact of life, but that it is part of a new dialogue. The new ASIC chairman ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... companies were the strongest performers on the Dow's 30 list of blue-chip stocks, with General Electric surging 2.7 per cent, Intel rising 2.4 per cent and Cisco gaining 1.6 per cent. Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note increased ...

Damned to default

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
Seen on Bloomberg this morning: "Greece Default Risk Jumps to 98%" (over the next five years). Duh! I don't know what financial markets have been smoking but as far I'm concerned Greek's been cactus ever since it's debt-to-GDP ratio hit 140% and real ...

Ideas count and Australia is up to 69,000

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
In a month characterised by global economic doom and gloom, Australia has just received a very welcome fillip - trade mark applications by Australian businesses are up-to pre GFC levels and have broken through the 69,000 barrier. Even better news is ...

Challenger taps CFSGAM head for retirement product

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
Challenger Limited says it is seeking fresh thinking in retirement products and has hired Colonial First State Global Asset Management's former head of investment research for a newly created position. Aaron Minney has been appointed as head of retirement ...

Software helps financial advisers pin down most valuable clients

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
Macquarie's financial planning software division COIN today released a new package that helps financial advisers see which clients are earning them the most money, the firm said. The new tool can also enable financial practice managers to see which ...

Social media insurance wanted for share price protection

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
The potential negative of impact social media on a company's share price has lead to the development of social media insurance protection products, but Australian boards still want more access online. Under discussion at the Association of Chartered ...