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Julius Baer splits AM and bank

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
Swiss wealth management firm, Julius Baer has separated the company's private banking and asset management businesses into two listed companies. The deal means both businesses will be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange with Julius Baer Group focussing ...

Tribeca stays on track

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
... fund to the Colonial First State FirstWrap platform. But one of the key outcomes Aylward said is the firm has been able to focus on managing money since the deal. "The Grant Samuel brand and their people have really helped us. Coming out of that MFS ...

Net tightens on executive pay

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... believe that the balance between performance payments and community achievements can be achieved through stringent KPIs that focus on the corporate governance," said Martin Tolar, chief executive of ACI. The ACI also recommended that recognised performance ...

Sunsuper terminates $200m Everest mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... pleased that the Sunsuper portfolio has outperformed relevant equity and hedge fund benchmark." Reid said Everest intended to focus on its absolute returns fund management business and as a result recently made some key new hires as part of the rebuilding ...

CAAM eyes credit and currency

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
Credit Agricole Asset Management (CAAM) is shifting the firm's global fixed income strategy's emphasis from specific country exposure to a sector based strategy that targets credit securities and currency plays. CAAM Global Bond fund's recently released ...

Karara pulls retail strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
... beginning of last year and we've just decided to put it on hold for the moment in the current market conditions," he said. "Our focus in the short term is the institutional market." He said the firm's "primary strength" is the local institutional market ...

AFA conference to focus on leadership

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) highlights the importance of strong leadership skills at this year's conference, with keynote speakers including Darren Flanagan, the man behind the Beaconsfield mine rescue and Peter Baines, who helped lead ...

HSBC appoints Australia CEO

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009

CMC continues broking push

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
... for a short period of time. We've now fully integrated that to our business and it's something that we're putting a lot of focus on," said Odes. "One of the reasons I've been appointed on board is my experience in that part of the world," he added, referring ...

Westpac exec joins NAB Private Wealth

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
Former Westpac Private Bank state manager Will Hamilton moves to NAB Private Wealth to become the division's general manager of wealth services. Hamilton, who will report to Angela Mentis, executive general manager of NAB Private Wealth, was previously ...