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FEATURE: Rethinking fixed income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
The prospect of rising interest rates has forced institutional investors to sit up and take notice of product innovations in the fixed income market. But with so many strategies to choose from, how do large investors and their advisers choose the right ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is set to open higher after Wall Street posted modest gains overnight. The March share price index futures contract is 11 points higher at 5,499. In local economic news on Friday, the Housing Industry Assocation releases ...

T. Rowe Price partners with BT and Mosaic

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
T. Rowe Price has partnered with Mosaic and, separately, with BT Financial Group to develop two global fixed income products. The Specialist Income Fund was developed with Mosaic for Shadforth Financial Group and its aligned advisers' client base, while ...

Asteron appoints key accounts and group risk manager

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
Asteron Life has appointed a national key accounts and group risk manager responsible for leading the insurer's relationship with licensees. Danier Waller has been appointed to the role and will be reporting to Asteron Life executive manager Mark Vilo. ...

OneVue adds former IOOF exec to leadership team

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
Managed account provider OneVue has made more additions to its executive team in the run up to its IPO, adding two new senior executives. Former head of compliance at IOOF Thomas Robertson has been appointed as head of corporate services and former ...

Equity Trustees Limited creates risk role

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
Equity Trustees Limited (EQT) has appointed Amanda Noble to the newly created role of head of risk and compliance after the $150 million acquisition of ANZ Trustees Limited. Equity Trustees managing director Robin Burns will head up the newly formed ...

Easy CBs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
Ho-hum. Two minutes and a policy announcement and what have we got? More of the same - the same pledge, promise, commitment, indication that the world's biggest lenders of last resort would keep lending... at cheap as chips rates. Wall Street's happy.A ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is set for a positive start to trade, after Wall Street lifted when the US Federal Reserve confirmed no change to its interest rate plans. At 0700 AEST on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was up 23 points ...

Beware engaged baby boomers, super funds told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014
Increased member engagement could lead to a spike in complaints, according to the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal (SCT) chairperson Jocelyn Furlan. Furlan said this was a particular danger among the baby boomer generation, who have proved some of ...

FSC appoints AMP exec to the board

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has appointed AMP group executive of insurance and superannuation to its board. Pauline Blight-Johnston has more than 20 years' experience in the financial services industry and has held senior executive positions ...