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Hyperion appoints chair

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... Company across derivative products and equities before it was taking over by Merrill Lynch in 1997 and later joined Ernst & Young in 2003 in its risk and technology division. Meanwhile, Murray d'Almeida joins the Hyperion board, bringing the number total ...

Passport to profit

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
Securitor is taking the profitability of its 462 planners' business seriously - the dealer group has launched a new "Passport to Profit" program to fine-tune four areas of its members' business structures to improve their bottom lines. Neil Younger ...

Don't worry, be happy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
'Be careful what you wish for.' If there is only one thing Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Glenn Stevens will be remembered by, it could be his rational warning to Australians. In a speech before a function sponsored by the Committee for Economic ...

Securitor academy set for Feb opening

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
Asgard Wealth Solution's planning division, Securitor is launching its first paraplanning academy workshop in February. The paraplanning academy is a blend of self-study distance learning and two three-day face-to-face workshops. Participants will learn ...

Four in five happy with their super: ASFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
The global financial crisis prompted only 13 per cent of Australians to change the way they save for their retirement and a majority 80 per cent are happy with the performance of their super fund, a new industry survey shows. The findings were from ...

Long-only turmoil pushes investors to hedge funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... equities, sentiment is turning to hedge funds, provided you partner with groups that are reputable and well run, said Spencer Young, chief executive officer of HFA Holdings. The result is institutional investors are looking to steer money towards hedge ...

High school fin literacy for Aussies

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman, last week announced a new financial literacy program designed to help young Australians who are making decisions about insurance and superannuation. The new program is called Your Money Starter - ...

Christian Super turns to microfinance

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
The $450 million Christian Super is ramping up its presence in the microfinance space by investing in two separate funds run by JPMorgan and Triodos Investment Management. The super fund is currently in negotiations with JPMorgan and is looking to invest ...

Credit Suisse appoints private banking head

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
... corporations and UHNW clients. Before joining Credit Suisse, McGregor was a Chartered Accountant at Coopers & Lybrand and Ernst & Young in Australia.

Top guns tackle industry challenges

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
They don't have the answer for world peace but five young investment professionals were lauded this week for their papers that offer solutions to the challenges that have long confounded the investment industry. Renee Knapp, a senior claims consultant ...