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Investors get $250m compensation for crook advice

FSA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
Unsuitable advice on pension switching in the UK still abound - prompting the UK's Financial Services Authority to publish new findings that will see advice firms pay $250 million in compensation to investors. The FSA found that a number of firms were ...

Former St.George WM chief quits BT

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
BT Financial Group (BTFG) has restructured its senior executive team following the resignation of Geoff Lloyd, former chief executive of St.George Wealth Management and the group's general manager. The company statement did not disclose the reasons ...

BTIM realigns income and diversified funds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
In his first 100 days as head of BT Investment Management, ex-Perpetual CIO Emilio Gonzalez has combined all of the fund's income capabilities under one roof, diversified funds in another and will be hiring two new senior appointments as part of the ...

New credit ratings agency in town

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
Australia's credit ratings market has a new entrant - Corporate Scorecard - which recently received the green light from ASIC to operate as a licensed Credit Ratings Agency. According to a press release, CSC is the first Australian-owned CRA to obtain ...

Future Fund on hiring spree

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
From analysts to investment directors, the $66 billion Future Fund is looking to hire new executives to join its private markets, strategy and equities teams. The Future Fund is advertising for an investment director, property for its private markets ...

SEC launches derivatives review

SEC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reviewing the use of derivatives by mutual funds, exchange traded funds and investment firms. SEC staff will explore a number of issues relating to the investment strategy and the regulations imposed ...

S&P backs Schroders team after departure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2010
Standard & Poor's has maintained its four-star rating on the Schroders Australian Equity fund following the resignation of senior portfolio manager Randal Jenneke. Jenneke worked at Schroders Investment Management Australia for nine years but resigned ...

ISN appoints deputy CEO

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
Industry Super Network (ISN) has appointed Alison McIvor to the roles of deputy chief executive and chief operations officer. ISN chief executive David Whiteley said McIvor brings experience and skills particularly from when she spent over a decade ...

Vanguard appoints MD

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
Vanguard Investments Australia has appointed US-based Vanguard executive John James as managing director, effective 1 May. James, 42, is an Australian who has worked as an executive at Vanguard's US headquarters in Pennsylvania since 2008. In his time ...

Sunsuper restructures advice services

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
The $14 billion Sunsuper is combining its call and advice centres under one roof to streamline its member services offering - opening the option for more planners to come on board and service its members. The Queensland-based fund has created a new ...