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Tower upgrades Accelerate and TPP

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
Refined work definitions, broadened medical terms and technological upgrades - TOWER Australia is pumping up its Accelerate and Tower Protection Product to make life insurance more accessible for independent financial advisers and their clients. Both ...

BNP Paribas wins NZ mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008
BNP Paribas has won a custodial mandate with New Zealand's second largest community trust, the $500 million Canterbury Community Trust. The trust appointed BNP Paribas as master custodian of its invested funds. Trust chairperson Barry Dent said that ...

Murray to leave Perpetual after restructure

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008
Perpetual is integrating its property securities division into its Australian equities arm, with head of property securities Sean Murray exiting the company in the process. Perpetual is restructuring its property security investment division by integrating ...

Macquarie takes market hit

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008
It's been a tough six months for Macquarie's wrap and fund divisions as falling markets offset otherwise strong platform inflows and slash fund profits to as much as 80 per cent less than what they were previously. Macquarie Group posted a half year ...

St.George chief resigns

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
Paul Fegan, chief executive and managing director of St. George Bank, has announced his resignation. "Given that St.George shareholders have overwhelmingly endorsed the [Westpac/St.George] merger, it's now appropriate to make my decision about the future," ...

Consultum pumps $1m into tech

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
Consultum Financial Advisers is investing more than $1 million into the development of its software program to help give advisers the edge in today's bear market. The decision to pump dollars into its software program stems from the firm's focus to ...

Rebalance now, reap rewards later

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
Unstable markets mean investor portfolios are no longer aligned with the investor's strategic asset allocation - making it even more crucial to rebalance portfolios today to catch the market recovery. Regularly rebalancing your portfolio to ensure your ...

Platform wedge over pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
Platform providers are divided on how unlisted investments should be accounted for and included on platforms but growing investor allocation towards illiquid assets could force the sector to adopt an industry-wide solution. Rick Di Cristoforo, managing ...

Future Fund seeks hedge fund analyst

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
The $63 billion government-backed Future Fund is ramping up its attention to the hedge fund space as it embarks on a hunt for a senior analyst with an expertise in hedge funds. The Future Fund is seeking the analyst to "help build one of Australia's ...

Macquarie launches cash account

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
Macquarie Banking and Financial Services Group today unveiled the Macquarie Cash Management Account - a bank account that also acts as an investment cash hub. The Macquarie CMA complements the Macquarie Cash Management Trust. It is particularly suitable ...