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Past performance still a bad future indicator: S&P

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2007
... similar. On average top funds tend to have more experienced management and lower expenses relative to their peers. They also focus on minimising losses during down markets." S&P also found that bottom quartile funds were four times more likely to disappear ...

T. Rowe Price expands European equity team

T.Rowe Price has appointed a specialist European equity portfolio manager as part of further developing its pan-European and European ex-UK equity portfolios for institutional and third party clients. Niall Gallagher joins the T. Rowe Price team from ...

Macq property gears up for SMSFs

... recruited two business development managers (BDMs). The group's general manager Richard Stacker said that the enlarged team will focus on the SMSF market. "The lead up to the 1 July cut off date for investing an additional $1 million into superannuation ...

French banking giant heads Down Under

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2007
... has opened a Sydney office to be headed up by ex-Skandia executive, Richard Borysiewicz. Borysiewicz said CAAM's primary focus would be on the institutional market with the growing pool of super attracting the French heavyweight to Australian shores. ...

Zurich expands super and allocated pension menus

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2007
... Wholesale Units Fund, the RREEF Global (ex Aust) Property Fund and the Zurich Investments Equity Income Fund. "Zurich's focus is to support advisers by making it easy for them to provide a sound portfolio of investment options that will match their clients' ...

Macquarie takes first in full service broking

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2007
Macquarie has been confirmed as the leading full service stockbroker for 2006 according to IRESS Market Data. Data released by IRESS shows Macquarie significantly leading all other competitors for nine out of the 12 months to the end of 2006. "During ...

BT appoints private bank GM

NICK OLIVER  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2007
... Bank would now report to BT Financial Group to better align the private bank operations with a strong wealth management focus. "Along with her experience in WIB, her wide reach into all parts of our enterprise and strong client focus will be an asset ...

ASFA targets extra super contributions

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2007
... co-contribution benefits available to more people by raising the income threshold for the full co-contribution benefit. "The focus of the pre-Budget submission is to boost the retirement savings of lower/middle income earners, and to provide a savings ...

Pillar appoints new GM

NICK OLIVER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2007
... transition on 18 December and brings with him over 20 years of accounting and financial services experience. Trent will focus on process improvement, innovation and the integration of new clients. Pillar has been providing superannuation administration ...

Hastings MD set to retire

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007
Hastings Funds Management has announced it is aiming to appoint a new managing director by June this year with current head, Tim Poole, set to retire. Poole has held the managing director position for the past two of his 11 years at Hastings and has ...