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Patersons and Davies open fixed income shop

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
... institutional fixed income broking business and dealing team, which is led by Phil Schofield. In addition, the business will focus on providing research, manage assets and also advise Patersons Securities Corporate executive's on fixed income and hybrid ...

Revamp member education: Ezra

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
Super fund member education needs to be overhauled and focus on basic financial concepts instead of investment theories, said Don Ezra, co-chair, global consulting at Russell Investments. Ezra said pension funds across the world are teaching their members ...

QIC splits Aussie eq into boutiques

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
... and growing areas of the business in line with our new strategy. "The new business strategy provides QIC with a sharper focus to continue to grow its business," said Doug McTaggart, chief executive of QIC. QIC is one of Australia's largest institutional ...

Fundies split on Hatoyama effect

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
Fund managers specialising in Japanese stocks are divided on how the new government will affect their investments and the local economy, according to the Association of Investment Companies (AIC). The UK-based AIC canvassed the opinion of Japan equities ...

Lachlan teams up with Investstone

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
... following a number of strategic acquisitions, mergers and alliances, broadening our footprint to reach more Australians is a key focus for us. "It is important to say that this is not about buying businesses purely for the sake of scale. There needs ...

Protection without commission: JB Global

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
... their commissions from 50 basis points back to zero, but the fund manager is still taking their 1.5 to 2 per cent clip - the focus has been on the financial planners side, which is only 25 per cent of the total commission charged to clients as an MER. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open higher after US stocks and metals prices gained overnight. At 0724 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 28 points higher at 4460. In economic news on Friday ...

The Venus solution

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
... Yukio Hatoyama needs to hit the ground running. Among the host of problems the Japanese economy faces, the new PM should focus on turning around the deteriorating labour market and renewed deflationary pressures. Last night, the OECD chief economist ...

Asteron expands sales

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
... partnership with sales manager Cyprien Nguyen, providing assistance and support to a panel of advisers with a life risk focus. Prior to joining Asteron Pender had a number of years of sales experience in a range of industries, as well as performing customer ...

MAP Super seeks alternatives, hires Bennelong

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
MAP Super is boosting its diversification strategy by tapping alternatives such as private equity and hedge funds, and has hired Bennelong Funds Management as a new investment manager. According to an August update of the fund, MAP Super is increasing ...