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Symantec appoints co-heads to fin services team

... has more than 12 years' experience in the financial services and IT industries. Prior to joining Symantec, Yu was at IT Channel Asia, Hong Kong-based investment bank CLSA and was vice president and manager of regional UNIX engineering and operation group ...

Westpac structured equities team moves over to CommSec

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
... development. Touw said the Commonwealth would be issuing more structured products and would be using CommSec as a distribution channel. Touw said: "We are working in the spaces where there is spread in the market. The majors have tended to operate in ...

Caught in the Web 2.0

Fund managers and financial planners should start using social computing tools such as wikis and blogs to engage investors and retain staff, said technology expert and Longhaus' managing director, Peter Carr. Speaking at the Rainmaker Marketing Symposium ...

Bank branches finally start to sell wealth product

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
After years of trying, bank branches are finally starting to successfully sell wealth management products and improve their cross-sell rates. Westpac reported that the number of bank-originated home loan customers taking out home and contents insurance ...

Allco opens door to Malaysia

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2007
Allco Finance Group has entered into a joint venture arrangement with Malaysia's second largest financial services provider to pursue opportunities in the region. Allco and its joint venture partner in Malaysia CIMB Group will first launch the CIMB ...

Mercer appoints new financial advice leader

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2007
Mercer Wealth Solutions has announced the appointment of former Citigroup executive Scott Walters as Australian financial advice leader. Walters will be responsible for developing Mercer's well-established employed face-to-face and phone-based financial ...

New fund manager for MFS Premium Income Fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2007
... reflects our commitment to servicing the Retail and Institutional Adviser market as well as enhancing our direct retail channel," said MFSIM chief executive officer, Guy Hutchings.

Finance firms fail customer satisfaction test

... institutions must go beyond the basics to offer a complete service...the inability to capture new customers from the on-line channel, along with delays in answering phone calls and emails, dent customer confidence," he said. Michelle Baltazar

Funeral funds a picture of health

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2007
Lifeplan Funds Management has announced 16 per cent growth in funds under management for its funeral planning products, surging past the $300 million mark. The sector continues to grow and at present Lifeplan holds around 30 per cent market share. The ...

AXA boosts profits, broadens Asian market reach

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2007
AXA chairman Rick Allert announced a 25 per cent jump in net profits, increases in capital and investment earnings and the acquisition of Winterthur Hong Kong at AXA's AGM last week. Net profit was up from $542.4 million in 2005 to $677.8 million in ...