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ING appoints new head of regional sales

ING Australia has made an internal promotion to fill the role of head of regional sales. Kevin Canning has been promoted to head of regional sales and was previously the ING regional manager for Queensland. He started his career at ING in 1998 as regional ...

Future Fund appoints former QIC head strategist

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
The Federal Government's $42 billion Future Fund bolstered its investment capability when it appointed former QIC chief strategist Tony Day as head of strategy. Day has previously held consulting and actuarial roles at Towers Perrin and AMP before spending ...

Dalton Nicol Reid seals MBO

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
... investment advisers Fitzpatricks for an undisclosed sum. The move allows Dalton Nicol Reid to become totally independent and focus purely on investment, while Fitzpatricks focuses on advice. While the Dalton Nicol Reid deals with six different advisers/dealer ...

ING launches SMSF kit

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
... Kan, head of product and strategy for personal investments, said the service would free up clients and their advisers to focus on investment strategy and members' wealth strategies. "Managing your own super can be complex, and sometimes things can go ...

Stop chasing artificial yields: PIR

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
... the portfolio, if not an outright return capital in disguise," he said. Instead Cruikshank urged investors to shift their focus from a manager's historic track record and promised yields and into the underlying properties and changing market outlook ...

Equities' erratic flight path

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
... a slowing economy are still producing some gasps on US markets with repercussions felt worldwide. The Federal Reserve's focus has justifiably switched from inflation to credit turmoil risks, growth and market stability. This has increased market expectations ...

Property portfolio changes at EISS, ISPT

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
... directly owned properties and reinvest in listed and unlisted property funds." Daryl Browning, ISPT chief executive, said, "The focus for the Trust is to continue to diversify its geographical asset base across the various sectors and provide investors ...

Schroders distributes into China through Citibank

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
... ISF Global Equity Yield fund. Lieven Debruyne, head of mutual funds business for Schroders in Asia, said, "With our sole focus on asset management, and well-established teams in all key investment regions, we are well placed to provide a mutual funds ...

Web 2.0 just the next step: iFocus

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
... opportunities it offers, she said. "Web 2.0 allows a business to engage their audience like never before. It's like having a focus group available at all times yet more forthright." Cunnington acknowledged that focus groups are known for being inaccurate ...

AFS launches business school

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2007
... running their operations. Beginning in October, the school will offer no financial planning strategy courses, instead it will focus on how to effectively recruit and develop leadership qualities in staff and managing day-to-day business issues. Peter ...