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Shorten takes on superannuation portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... his business savvy negotiation prowess. However, the appointment takes superannuation out of cabinet and back into the junior ministry. Meanwhile, former superannuation minister Chris Bowen, who was tipped to take on the finance portfolio, has been appointed ...

Morgan Stanley offers way out for Pacific investors

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... exit the fund after a Morgan Stanley-sponsored real estate vehicle offered to buy up to 49 per cent of the units. Project Junior Pte Ltd (PJPL), a company owned by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Special Situations Fund III (MSSSFIII), is offering to buy ...

Insurance industry on hiring spree

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
... combined to spearhead the result, said Bilbie. "It is harder to move at the senior end of the market, more so than the junior to mid level as there are fewer opportunities," he said. The firm has seen consistent hiring activity for executives earning ...

More worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... of worry. Yes, Virginia here's one more to add to your list of worries - it's called geopolitical risk. In George Bush Junior's time, they were Al Qaeda and Afghanistan and Saddam and Iraq. Last night, screens were flashing red again with geo-political ...

CPRS chaos poses big risks for fin services

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... against the Liberals and so not materially impact the fight. In anycase they only hold four Senate seats already making them junior to the Greens in the Senate chamber. There is a lot more riding on the Liberal Party's CPRS negotiations than just climate ...

Westpac FP maintains focus on senior planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... business until you're sure the planners we had were the right people." He said the bank would not revisit the idea of hiring junior financial planners to boost numbers because the bank's customer base is pre and post retirees that require sophisticated ...

Fin planning jobs fall 60pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
... jobs advertised remained steady over the quarter, with Xplan experience mentioned more times than COIN. The report found junior paraplanner roles were being combined with client services type work on a $40,000-$45,000 per annum salary. The report noted ...

Innovators, imitators and idiots

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2008
... for big falls in 2009. The frenzy, reported by Barron's, a newsletter published by the Wall Street Journal, was because junior endowment funds were rushing to lift their timber allocations from 9 to 11 per cent. For current investors it creates a lucrative ...

Gasparet leaves Austock

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
... fund with his knowledge and experience driving many aspects of the investment process and guiding a relatively small and junior investment team," said Anthony Karaminas, S&P Fund Services analyst. "The fund will remain 'on hold' until a clarification ...

Westpac FP turns to experience

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
... head. According to a BT spokesperson, Westpac will cut the number of 'foundation financial planner' positions - its most junior financial planners - from 115 to 70 planners. The restructure means the junior planners, which currently represent roughly ...