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Transparency in advice is key: Tucker

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
To change the cultural perception of planners as product floggers and sales reps, the financial planning industry needs to re-configure the way advice is delivered to clients to include more transparency and understanding, said Steve Tucker, chief executive ...

Fujitsu spices up competition

... former principal consultant who led the Financial Services Industry practice at Gartner, will lead the team. His role is to focus Fujitsu's extensive range of offerings into a connected and integrated industry solution set that represents a compelling ...

Integrity Australian Share rated 'recommended'

... director Paul Fiani said in a previous Financial Standard interview that the fund aims to deliver investment returns through a focus on after-tax investing and shareholder activism. Michelle Baltazar

iMap spearheads MA education

The Institute of Managed Accounts Providers (iMap) wraps up its first year as the peak body for managed accounts with a growing membership base and a clear strategy on its education and compliance-focused initiatives for 2008. Speaking at the final ...

ANZ bank looks to India

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2007
As competition in Australian banking continues to intensify, ANZ bank is adopting new technologies in India to lead the pack, according to Mike Smith, ANZ's chief executive. Speaking at the Trans-Tasman Business Circle yesterday, Smith said in terms ...

GESB chief re-elected to ASFA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2007
... position was an opportunity to contribute to superannuation policy issues directly with the industry's peak body. "With such a focus on superannuation and wealth management today I am excited about representing members interests at the national level." ...

Pioneer appoints head of sales

... senior manager, institutional sales at J.M. Sassoon & Co in Singapore. Stening said the appointment signifies Pioneer's focus on the institutional segment locally. Pioneer launched an office here five years ago and provided top-rated hedge fund products. ...

HSBC brings alts business Down Under

HSBC joins the growing list of alternatives specialists in Australia with its newly established business, HSBC Alternative Investments Limited (HAIL). HAIL Australia will distribute funds of hedge funds (FOHFs) to local wholesale investors and cater ...

AMP to broaden planner network

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2007
... Asset Management is in property and infrastructure within the Asian market, Dunn is ruling out expansion overseas. "Our focus in planning is very much in Australia and New Zealand. We believe we've far from exhausted the opportunities here."

Apostle launches US small-mid cap

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2007
Apostle Asset Management has partnered with US-based Vaughan Nelson Investment Management to provide a specialist US small-mid cap value equity strategy opportunity for institutional investors. Dennis Alff, portfolio manager at Vaughan Nelson, said ...