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ASIC blocks $2m Storm bonus

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained a court order preventing a payment of $2 million from Storm Financial to a bank account in which is held by Emmanuel and Julie Cassimatis. The sum was transferred from a Storm ...

IRESS risk research improves

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
IRESS' risk research system IQM+ has undergone a tune up with added extensions to its product to better help advisers determine personal insurance coverage based on affordability. The new Cover Availability module is an analysis tool that allows advisers ...

Trilogy signs AFM

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
Trilogy Funds Management appointed AFM Investment Partners to source institutional and wholesale mandates for direct property, infrastructure and mortgage portfolio investments. Rodger Bacon, Trilogy Funds Management chair, said the firm hired AFM Investment ...

If in doubt, stop securities lending: WW

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
Watson Wyatt Australia is advising its clients to suspend securities lending activity if they are in any doubt of their guidelines and arrangements with their lending agent. In a note to clients, the firm asserts that the risk reward trade off around ...

The Cambridge Strategy appoints MD

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
Active currency risk manager The Cambridge Strategy has appointed Bob Colehan as managing director-portfolio management. Colehan will be responsible for G10 currencies. The Cambridge Strategy said this appointment acknowledges the critical importance ...

PDS notices to go online: ASIC

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008
ASIC is ramping up its presence in the web sphere with new legislations requiring all notifications about a product disclosure statement to be lodged online starting early next year. From 1 January 2009 notifications to ASIC about a PDS will need to ...

New chair for ASFA

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has appointed Greg Healy, director of AMP Corporate Superannuation, as the new Chair of the Board. Healy has been elected to succeed Rosemary Vilgan. Healy was previously Chair of the ASFA Admin and ...

UBS Global Access targets tough times

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
UBS Investment Bank has unveiled the latest series of the UBS Global Access Fund, which aims to provide investors with exposure to a 90 per cent capital protected investment based on three regional equities themes. "Global equity valuations are near ...

Changing of the guard at Russell

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
Chris Corneil is the new head of Russell's Australian and New Zealand businesses after Alan Schoenheimer was promoted to lead the firm's international business operations. Russell's long-time chief executive of the Asia Pacific region, Alan Schoenheimer ...

Tower appoints BDM

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
TOWER Australia has appointed Suzie Brown as business development manager, platform risk within its Group Risk Division. In this newly-created position, Brown will provide specialist personal insurance and distribution support to Tower's wholesale insurance ...