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Japan's pensions turn to alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
... equity, real estate and infrastructure. Hidenori Suzuki, JPMorgan Asset Management Japan head of strategic investment advisory group, said the US sub prime crisis and a revision in accounting standards is forcing Japanese pension funds to develop stricter ...

PIS creates NZ advice giant

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... Zealand (PIS NZ) and Newpark Financial Services are expected to merge and create New Zealand's largest financial advisory group with more than 250 advisers and 130 accounting firms. Robbie Bennetts, PIS chief executive, said the merger would create critical ...

Negline joins Rainmaker

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
Tony Negline has joined the Rainmaker Group, publisher of Financial Standard, as Technical Services Editor, heading the company's technical services library and CPD services for financial planners. In the newly created role, he will be the Editor of ...

ING snaps up Zurich advisory group

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) has sold its 141-strong advice and insurance broker advisory group Financial Lifestyle Solutions (FLS) to ING-owned Millennium3 Financial Services. Millennium3 is one of Australia's largest financial services ...

FTSE war on terror

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
... launching a new terror-free index. FTSE has teamed up with terror-free investment screening house Conflict Securities Advisory Group to launch the FTSE CSAG Terror-Free Index Series. The index is based on the FTSE Global Equity Index Series and will ...

Govt creates super advisory

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
The federal government has created a Superannuation Advisory Group to provide technical expertise and consultation on relevant proposals within the superannuation industry. The Superannuation Advisory Group met at Parliament House in Canberra for the ...

PIS names Singapore head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
Financial advisory giant, Professional Investment Services (PIS), has appointed Ian Frost as chief executive of the firm's Singapore subsidiary. Frost has more 20 years experience in financial services and retail distribution holding roles at AXA Life ...

Prime selects Praemium

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2007
Prime Financial Group has selected Praemium Limited as its direct equities administration platform. Praemium provides online portfolio administration service through its V-Wrap, p-Desktop and Separately Managed Account (SMA) technology to a range of ...

Centric Wealth appoints new directors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2007
Independently owned wealth advisory group, Centric Wealth, has reshuffled its board of directors ahead of its planned initial public offering next year. Roger Davis has been appointed chairman with Martin Bloom, David MacKenzie, Alan Schwartz and Russel ...

Bannned AFS planner to appeal

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2007
... we give advice without first finding out exactly what the client's circumstances are," he said. The planning and advisory group said no client suffered a loss and many would have benefited from lower costs had they rolled over their money to the AFS-affiliated ...