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Zurich expands investment team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... officer at Zurich Malaysia. "With these appointments the investment specialist team is fully resourced and allows us to fully focus on the promotion of the Zurich investment funds," said Matthew Drennan, Zurich director of investments.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... dropped one point to 8 in January. The index was at 9 for the previous two months. Earnings reports commanded the market's focus Wednesday and will do so for the next few weeks. Apple Inc is set to report its fiscal first-quarter results after the market ...

Sun Hung Kai targets distressed financial firms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... long term investment "diamonds". The recovery fund is targeting undercapitalised banks and financial institutions with a focus on public equity securities, secondary offerings by public companies and private capital raises by public companies. Paulson ...

Legg Mason expands team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
... ex-Citigroup small cap expert Julian Mulcahy as portfolio manager and research analyst for Australian small companies. Mulcahy will focus his efforts on listed Australian companies that fall outside the S&P/ASX 100. Mulcahy will jointly manage the Australian ...

Aus FMs avoid Satyam scandal

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
... Indian companies...[and will be] cautious about making additional Indian investments." However, Burge said it is "unwise" to focus too much attention on one stock as all markets experience these types of events at some stage. He said the Indian growth ...

Rainmaker coverage tops 25,000 options

... flexible account access for members who need to draw down on their assets. Keevers said while super fund comparisons tend to focus on a small number of multi-manager choices, advisers who tailor portfolios around specific client need more detailed information. ...

Insurance still tops: super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
... continuation option offered, said the fund. Finally, the $332 million Accountants Super is also ushering the New Year with a focus on upgrading the insurance cover of its members. Insured members for death and TPD purposes will be provided with increased ...

Aviva SMA gets adviser tick

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
Aviva is going to crack the separately managed accounts market in mid-2009 with a product solution tailored to easily fit into an adviser's portfolio. According to Aviva spokesman Tim Cobb, the group is currently at the end of the IT build of its SMA ...

Storm staff lose jobs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
... continue to provide help through its telephone help line which was launched before Christmas last year. Bloch said the FPA's focus is Storm Financial's clients. "At the moment our concern is to get clients access to alternative financial planning advice ...

PIS prepares for tough year

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
... review. PIS flagged that boutique managers are expected to take a back seat this year as the firm shuns smaller managers to focus on bigger brands. "It doesn't mean we won't look at boutiques, but we're looking for the best ability and management structure ...