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Options Strategy branches out to Spark Green

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
Melbourne-based marketing firm Options Strategy has developed Spark Green, which provides effective digital and online marketing services for financial services institutions and super funds. Spark Green specialises in research, developing and executing ...

Decarbonised mandates by 2030

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
The global investment landscape 20 years from now will be largely influenced by carbon emissions control - making long term mandates the key to better, stronger returns. Forecasting a low carbon economy by 2030, David Klug, senior asset consultant at ...

Premium outlines growth strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
Premium Wealth Management is creating a mortgage and risk insurance business, boosting its paraplanner support services and accelerating its recruitment strategy. In addition, the dealer group plans to develop a learning and professional development ...

Avanteos offers defensive options

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
Avanteos has ramped up its platform features by adding term deposits to its existing range of defensive investments. Avanteos' new additions follow adviser and client demand for more competitive defensive investments as market volatility continues to ...

AUI and Wingate form JV

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
Australian Unity Investments (AUI) and Melbourne-based private investment and advisory firm Wingate Group are embarking on a joint venture to form a boutique international equities fund manager. Subject to unit holder approval, the joint venture will ...

Financial Ombudsman Service launched

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has given the thumbs up to the establishment of a new Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). The FOS will represent the merger of the three biggest complaints schemes operating in the financial ...

Lehman realigns to focus globally

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
Lehman Brothers has shifted to a global fixed income management strategy forcing them to abandon their Australian focused funds. "We will no longer be managing Australian based fixed income assets for our clients," said the firm in a statement. "[However] ...

BankWest's recruitment drive on track

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
BankWest's financial planning business has recruited 27 financial planners since its inception in December last year and is on schedule to have a financial planner in each branch, according to Mark Reid, BankWest head of retail. Reid said BankWest's ...

Macquarie posts 23pct profit hike

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
Macquarie Group has reported a 23 per cent rise in net profit after tax to $1.8 billion on the previous year, buoyed by strong returns from its investment banking deals and equity-related businesses in Asia-Pacific and Europe. The group's assets under ...

ANZ Private Bank recruits Hamaris

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
ANZ Private Bank has appointed George Hamaris to head of advisory and risk. Hamaris was previously appointed sales director at salary packaging firm, McMillan Shakespeare in August 2006. Prior to this position, Hamaris was general manager and then chief ...