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Former Hunter Hall managers gather new FUM in Morphic

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... think is still mature," Lowenstein said. Lowenstein and Slater also see good opportunities in the growth of the retail market and drugstores in Japan and have invested there. Emerging markets such as Mexico and Thailand are worth looking at closely ...

CBA to snare DIY investors with MyWealth platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... Frazier, chief innovation officer equities and margin lending at CBA expects the new (MyWealth) hub to appeal to the retail market, especially those new to investing. "MyWealth has been designed empower Australians who want to be in the driving seat ...

Tyndall AM completes management team

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
Tyndall AM has finalised its senior management team with the appointment of Linda Garry as senior manager, marketing and communications. Matt Russell, head of sales and marketing at Tyndall AM, said that the business has built a strong management team ...

Regal Long Short Aust EF 'highly recommended'

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... Short Australian Equity Fund. Jason Collins head of Ascalon Australia said Regal was introduced to the Australian retail market in 2011 following the realisation there was a shortage of quality long short offerings available to advisers and their investors. ...

Investor cash obsession worries wealth creators

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... their weighting. It shouldn't be forgotten that the SMSF community also tends to be more bullish than the wider retail market. It's not just consumers who are opting for the safest financial products. Institutional portfolio managers are keeping a large ...

AMP Capital chases Asian growth

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
Retail and institutional investors will be targeted in China and Japan, as AMP Capital chases growth in the Asian region. Plans to provide retail offerings to the Chinese market were currently stalled by laws preventing life companies owning funds management ...

AIA appoints national manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... directly to head of retail distribution, Pina Sciarrone. "Sam's extensive experience across financial services in the retail market will provide our dealership and platform partners with enhanced value and strategic insight," said Sciarrone, head of ...

Lofty A$ supports offshore ETFs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... estimates offshore ETF usage by institutions to be up to three times the volume traded on the local exchange, the retail market remains skeptical over its use. Less than 30% of flow this year has gone into the traditionally popular Australian equities ...

UK to ban exotic retail investment products

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... Investment Schemes (UCIS) to retail customers were suitable. If the proposal is adopted, it will mean that in the retail market promotions of exotic investment products will be restricted to sophisticated investors and HNW individuals for whom the FSA ...

Buy-right and equity managers will deliver income

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... equities", he explained. Tim McGowen is the option strategist at PM Capital who oversees this fund, known in the retail market as the Zurich Equity Income fund. "We can convert overseas volatility, something investors normally are terrified of, into ...