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IOOF profits soar despite difficult times

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
... of DKN will add a further 300 to the fold. Kelaher said the firm was building its distribution network and building a profile for the company with acquisitions. He said the firm was looking to expand in the next 12 months with potential acquisition targets ...

Van Der Wielen heads to UK group Friends Life

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
Just 12 months and three weeks after taking the top job, John Van Der Wielen has resigned from ANZ Wealth as managing director to move to UK group, Friends Life. Friends Life brings together the UK operations of Friends Provident and the life assurance ...

Financial services turn to Twitter

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
... become the site of choice for financial services companies. Only 15% of the firms Corporate Insights followed had a Twitter profile in 2008 but October 2010, that number had grown to 57%. Since then, Corporate Insights has been compiling statistics related ...

Social media insurance wanted for share price protection

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... conference on Monday, talk turned to the power of social media and how responsibility a company is for its own social media profile. Peter Fraser, a founding partner of social media intelligence company, SR7, told delegates that interest from boards ...

IFM pins hopes on state governments and eyes $1bn infra deal

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
Industry Funds Management is on the lookout for $1 billion plus infrastructure investments and hopes that state government asset disposals will breath life into the Australian market. Industry Funds Management's (IFM) chief executive, Brett Himbury ...

SMSF trustees are looking for mentors

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... just blindly follow it. About 25% of trustees were "coach seekers" who wanted a mentor relationship. Trustees with this profile wanted to make the final decision but would seek experts to help them, including educating them about their investment options. ...

HSBC targets instos with hedge fund solution

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... research platform to build a hedge fund portfolio for institutional clients according to their individual risk/return profile and investment strategy.

Insurers face up to harsh environment

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... negotiations and maintained its margin forecast despite being hit by increased costs due to a shift in Australia's risk profile. The international reinsurance market has seen enough natural disasters take place in Australia and New Zealand since September ...

AustralianSuper, Westscheme merger completed

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... Australian service delivery," said Westscheme chief executive Howard Rosario. "It will build on the success, tradition and high profile of Westscheme but supplemented by the size, scale and expertise and national coverage of AustralianSuper," said Ian ...

Funds ignoring foreign exchange risk

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... execution when they trade bonds or equities but what about the foreign exchange parts of their portfolios?" he said. With high profile court cases featuring pension funds suing custodians over foreign currency transactions taking place in the US, Australian ...