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UBS to expand HNW adviser base

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
UBS Wealth Management aims to hire between 8 to 10 new advisers annually, for a total of 140 by 2015, Clark Morgan, the unit's chief executive, told journalists this morning. Morgan said that due to talent shortages, getting hold of the requisite people ...

ASFA principles recommend super industry changes

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
The rising importance of superannuation in the economy and members growing reliance on their super's performance have formed the basis for the latest ASFA Policy principles report, released this week. The principles report, which is updated annually ...

Century replaces 452 Capital with Perennial

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
Century Australia Investments (CYA) has appointed Perennial Value Management as the interim manager replacing 452 Capital for the firm's Australian equities portfolio. According to a press statement, CYA received proposals from various fund managers ...

Receivers appointed to Willmott Forests

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... managers of the Willmott Forests Limited group of companies. According to the KordaMentha press statement, the receivers plan to work with stakeholders to implement a three-point plan, including assessing the funding requirement of each of the schemes ...

Planes, trains & automobiles and the bush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... on that." "All of this will not only create jobs now, but will make our economy run better over the long haul... "It's a plan that history tells us can and should attract bipartisan support." Maybe he can't? Not if the House Appropriations Committee ...

AMP taps telecoms expert to lead Hillross

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
AMP Financial Services has appointed Singtel Optus director Hugh Humphrey as managing director of Hillross. Humphrey was previously director, mobile and convergence at Singtel Optus. Prior to that, he worked at Vodafone for six years in several senior ...

Infocus FUM grows to $3bn

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
Financial planning group Infocus Money Management enjoyed a 25 per cent jump in funds under management (FUM) to $3 billion in the year to June, buoyed by the growth of its adviser network. Fifteen planning offices joined the network during the year ...

AIA ranks as best insurance brand

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
... group insurance. AIA in Australia adopted the brand name in June last year, replacing the name 'AIG', as part of the group's plan towards becoming a fully independent Asian-based insurance group. The rebranding was conducted through the "We Are ASIA" ...

Fixed income prone to emotion-led choices

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
According to the fourth research paper on "Greed and Fear" released by Tyndall Investments, investor psychology is very much a force in today's fixed income market - not just in equities. Tyndall noted that investors need to adopt long-term strategies ...

The future of super: Cooper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
Super funds looking more like banks, the transformation of advice as intra-fund advice takes flight, and defined contribution (DC) plans having their own regulatory arm - these are some of the outlooks for super over the next 10 to 20 years, according ...