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Russell appoints Mercer COO to head insto business

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
Former Russell Investments assistant director of product and current Mercer COO for the Pacific region, Jodie Hampshire, has returned to the firm as its new head of institutional business in Australia. Hampshire joined Russell in 2000 and held a number ...

BT insurance available on Asgard

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
Individual life insurance policies are available now on the Asgard platforms for the first time with the launch of BT life insurance through its platform. BT Protection Plans can be accessed through super accounts on Asgard's platforms, BT Wrap as well ...

New fund launched for wealthy migrants

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
The 888 Fund has been established to offer an investment product tailored to meet the needs of wealthy investors wishing to migrate to Australia. The fund is aimed at entrepreneurs and business people - primarily in China - who wish to move to Australia ...

Westpac launches tailored info service for online investors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
Westpac Online Investing has launched a new tailored information service in response to investors' demand for better research tools and stock-picking recommendations. Described as an "Australian first", the 'Daily Share Tracker' will be delivered to ...

More than 8,000 advisers using IRESS XPLAN

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
More than 8,000 advisers have opted for IRESS' XPLAN-CommPay solution to meet the Fee Disclosure Statement (FDS) requirements brought in by the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms, the software provider has said. According to IRESS, the 'vast ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
The Australian share market has opened significantly higher as positive manufacturing data out of the United States and Europe improved investor confidence. The market is more than 1.5 per cent higher, almost regaining all of Monday's losses in the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a Wall Street surge after investors took weak economic data as a sign the Federal Reserve would maintain its aggressive bond-buying program, and after Labor dumped Julia Gillard as leader. At ...

BNP Paribas launches dealing services in Australia

LAURA MILLAN, MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
Global custodian BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNP Paribas) has targeted super funds with in-house investment capabilities with the expansion of its global dealing services solution to include the Australian market. The custodian has launched the ...

Customised portfolios ease FoFA burden

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
Customised multi-asset portfolios regulated under unit trust schemes can help advisers comply with the new FoFA regime coming into force on 1 July. Select Asset Management (Select) has urged Australian financial advice firms to review the underlying ...

Credit Suisse awarded best UHNW service provider

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
Credit Suisse has been awarded the award for best institution for its ultra high net worth (UHNW) service offering at the Australian Private Banking and Wealth Awards. Over the last 12 months, Credit Suisse has increased the number of relationship managers ...