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Zurich makes senior appointment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
Zurich Financial Services Australia has made a senior appointment within its life and investments business. Phil Anderson has been promoted to the executive leadership team to become chief operating officer, effective immediately. In the expanded role ...

Wealth division boosts ANZ profit

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... markets by creating a better bank for all our customers whether big, small, retail or corporate," ANZ chief executive Mike Smith said. "There were market share gains in key segments in Australia, the New Zealand business performed strongly following ...

Market Vectors launches global quality focused ETF

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
Markets Vectors has launched a new global equity exchange-traded fund with a quality bias. Trading under the ASX code QUAL, the ETF is designed to track the MSCI World ex Australia Quality Index. The Market Vectors MSCI World ex Australia Quality ETF ...

Link acquires proxy solicitation firm

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
Global share registry and investor relations provider Link Group has acquired D.F. King, a global proxy solicitation firm, after an agreement was reached with its North American partner, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (AST). Link and AST, both ...

BTIM posts record profit

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
BT Investment Management (BTIM) has more than doubled its end of year cash net profit after tax on last year to post a record $127 million. For the 12 month to end of September, statutory NPAT was up 137% to $121.5 million and cash earnings per share ...

Pimco Australia wealth management head to step down

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
Pimco Australia's head of global wealth management Peter Dorrian is leaving after eight years with the company. Dorrian joined Pimco in 2006 and led the company's entry into the Australian platform/retail market. "It's been a privilege to work with ...

UK advice giant deVere enters Australia

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
One of the world's largest independent financial advisory organisations, deVere Group, is set to launch in Australia targeting British expats. The UK-based firm has more than 70 offices globally, services more than 80,000 and has more than US$10 billion ...

Dundas awarded $250m industry super fund mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
Dundas Partners has been awarded a $250 million mandate by an unnamed "prominent" industry super fund. The Edinburgh-based fund manager was set up in 2010 and has already won a number of large institutional mandates in Australia including $100 million ...

SMSFs up weighting to international shares

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees have upped their international equity exposures as low interest rates continue to weigh on cash returns, according to the latest Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey. In the June quarter 2014, cash holdings ...

Triple3 volatility fund added to Macquarie Wrap platform

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
The Triple3 Volatility Advantage Fund has been added as an investment option on Macquarie Wrap. Triple 3 Partners was established in 2009 and specialises in providing volatility strategies to institutional clients. The fund, which is distributed by ...