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Not sold on high conviction: WestLB Mellon

... conviction funds suffer from liquidity constraints once they top the $1 billion mark. "What we're trying to do is to get people's focus back on diversified long-only or diversified long-short management. They have been shunned a little bit but they're ...

AXA's value of advice translating into happy customers

HAMISH MADDEN | MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006

... general manager AXA Financial Advice Network, Adrian Emery, said the results were an endorsement of the group's strategy and focus on the value of advice. "This study is based on real customers. Overall, the results demonstrate customers have high regard ...

Suncorp set to pay $7.9b for Promina

Suncorp-Metway (Suncorp) has proposed to acquire all the shares in Promina for around $7.9 billion in a deal that would form a $20 billion diversified financial services group with Suncorp chief executive officer, John Mulcahy, at the helm. Under the ...

Understand the dependencies and get unit pricing right

ALEX DUNNIN | MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006

Limiting unit pricing errors requires companies to implement management and control systems and to fully understand the inter-dependencies involved in the process. Speaking at an Institute of Actuaries of Australia (IAA) special unit pricing briefing ...

ING OneCare minds the insurance gap

... sector has been "one of the slowest industries to move into the 21st century". "But with OneCare, we've thrown out the policy focus because it's not about policies, it's about customers." ANZ Financial Planning is one of the planner networks that have ...

Derivative Fitch rates structured products

Fitch Ratings has launched what it claims is the first ratings agency specialising in the global credit derivatives market, which is fast approaching the $44 trillion (US$33 trillion) mark thanks to the rising demand for structure products. The new ...

Tyndall's new fixed interest strategy sees Gustafson exit

HAMISH MADDEN | WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006

... executive bond manager, Ross Gustafson, departs. Executive director, Barry Sheehan, said the new strategy was aiming to re-focus on the changing market for fixed interest in Australia. "The market for fixed interest has undergone significant changes ...

New global head of currency for SSgA

HAMISH MADDEN | TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2006

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has appointed a new global head of currency management. Collin Crownover leaves his role as head of the investor risk advisory team with Citigroup New York and London to head up SSgA's currency management group. He ...

MLC analyst bags 2006 Future Leaders Award

... reporting of investment returns. He also suggested ways in which the investment and superannuation industries could divert their focus away from short-term past performance. St George's Melanie Pulis was a runner up for her paper on underinsurance and ...

Suncorp bids for Promina and a national footprint

HAMISH MADDEN | THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006

Shares in Promina Group, parent of Tyndall and Asteron, have rocketed ahead on news that giant Queenslander Suncorp has made a billion dollar play for the business in a move that would see Suncorp extend its formidable sunshine state presence across ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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