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GARS added to BT Wrap platform

HARRY PAGE, MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... hoping to continue that success in the Australian market. "Real return strategies have not been fully embraced by the retail market but GARS has a long track record and we can show that it did what it was supposed to do during the GFC. It's not reliant ...

Retirement innovation deadlock continues

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... may have put MetLife off at the last minute. "I can only guess that perhaps this was their initial foray into the retail market, and maybe they thought it was a risky entry point." With very few annuity providers in the market (Challenger being by far ...

No difference between retail and insto: RARE

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... domain of large instos. However, organisations like RARE, who specialise in listed infrastructure, are targeting the retail market. While he insisted that if something works in the insto market, it will also work in the retail, he added, "it doesn't ...

AllianceBernstein appoints MD of insto relationships

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... long-established institutional presence in Australia while also for the first time establishing a direct presence in the retail market." Bogoevski said of his appointment: "Having worked as a consultant in Australia early in my career and taken some ...

Altair launches two funds for retail investors

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
Altair Asset Management has launched two Australian equity funds for the retail market. The Altair Income Fund focuses on sustainable dividend income while the Altair Advantage Fund aims to achieve medium to long term capital growth. Altair is a high ...

OC picks up distribution head from BT

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
... platform inclusions. Clothier will also be responsible for introducing the Odey International Fund to the Australian retail market place for the first time and promoting OC's underlying strategies, which include Australian equities large and small cap ...

Grant Samuel expands to Brisbane

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... head of distribution at Grant Samuel Damien McIntyre said. "Queensland is estimated to represent 20 per cent of the retail market for financial planner/dealer groups and we felt it required a dedicated business development manager." Taylor will be responsible ...

AMP Capital nabs NAB exec for new SMSF role

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... Capital's Director of Retail and Corporate Craig Keary said: "Tim is a proven leader with a deep understanding of the retail market and the distinct needs of retail clients. "His experience in strategy development, building businesses from scratch and ...

TPD insurance prices up 10%

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... wholesale market is an annual premium of about $120. But the pricing goes up to $240 for the same product in the retail market and $330 in the direct insurance sector. Weatherhead said that there is opportunity for group insurers as "member and employee ...

New AllianceBernstein fund offers solution for Fed tapering

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
... AllianceBernstein is preparing to launch a global fixed income fund with an absolute return objective to the Australian retail market. With the end of the US Federal Reserve's US$85 billion a month quantitative easing policy looming on the horizon, and ...