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Trafford-Walker takes new role after securing CEO

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
Three months after telling Financial Standard that it was looking to appoint a chief executive, Australia's second-largest asset consultant, Frontier, has secured Damian Moloney for the plum role. Managing director Fiona Trafford-Walker will take on ...

AMP senior shuffle

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
AMP Capital Investors has appointed a new head of fundamental equities and co-heads of Asian equities. Karma Wilson, the current head of Asian Equities, has announced her plans to leave Australia and the hunt is underway for a permanent replacement. ...

The sound of QE3

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
"People hearing without listening." Simon & Garfunkel, The Sound of Silence The US Federal Reserve has spoken - and financial markets didn't like what they heard, for they didn't listen. It was another down day on The Street after the Fed's post-FOMC ...

Super heavyweights join forces

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
Superannuation associations are joining forces to send the Treasury a proposal to remove plans to introduce the proposed $500,000 balance threshold for individuals over age 50. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), Self-managed Super ...

Advisers turn from managed funds to ETFs: BetaShares

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
The rise of exchange traded funds (ETF) is putting pressure on active fund managers and attracting financial advisers, according to a new ETF report released today. The BetaShares/Investment Trends ETF Report predicts that ETF investor numbers will ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... eurozone finance ministers. The Dow has risen for four straight days amid optimism that Europe and the IMF will succeed in their plan to prevent a Greek default, which could have potentially devastating consequences for Europe's banks. Caterpillar, whose ...

Franklin Templeton acquires Balanced Equity, plans new fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
Franklin Templeton Investments has agreed to acquire Australian equities manager Balanced Equity Management and plans to launch a new fund available to retail and institutional investors. The deal transforms Franklin Templeton Australia from a $7bn ...

Noall & Co head wins risk planning award

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
The AFA's NSW/ACT state director Marc Bineham has won the Risk Adviser of the Year award from Professional Investment Services (PIS). Bineham, managing director of Noall & Co., was selected from PIS' network of over 1200 financial advisers and received ...

Demand rises for Aussie bonds and cash: AMP

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
The flight to safety has returned with fixed income increasing in popularity and mandates flowing to diversified fixed interest, AMP capital said today. Ben Harrop, AMP Capital's Head of Retail Distribution, leads a team that manages $38 billion in ...

HFA's Lighthouse wins $500m mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... holding company for an industry-leading network of global fund managers, said the mandate came from a large US-based pension plan and will increase HFA's assets under management, currently at $5.3 billion. The mandate will be placed into Lighthouse's ...