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BT and Shadforth extend Wrap deal

PRESS RELEASE | TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009

BT Financial Group has extended the firm's platform arrangement with Shadforth Financial Group for another three years, ahead of 12 separate financial planning firms joining the group in July. This announcement comes after a five-year arrangement with ...

QIC targets overseas instos

PRESS RELEASE | TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009

QIC has opened the firm's Global Fixed Interest Alpha fund to international investors. Launched in 2005, the fund uses absolute return strategies across fixed income global macro markets and credit derivatives. The fund posted a gross return of more ...

Fin services firms eye green IT

PRESS RELEASE | WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009

Financial services firms may become more sustainable after a study found around nine in 10 senior IT executives are talking about adopting a green IT strategy. A green IT strategy is designed to make a firm's computing resources more efficient by using ...

FIRSTUNITY sets up Brisbane shop

PRESS RELEASE | TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009

Boutique financial advisory firm FIRSTUNITY Wealth Management has opened a Brisbane office with four financial advisers. Mario Andrado, Terry Blaser, David Lane and John Whelan were appointed executive directors of the firm's Brisbane office. "The opening ...

J.P. Morgan extends link with ACC

PRESS RELEASE | THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009

J.P. Morgan has been selected to provide custodial, accounting and administration services to the Accident Compensation Corporation's (ACC) New Zealand portfolio. This means the firm manages around $5.5 billion in assets in total for the ACC after J.P. ...

Instos pump $700bn into Islamic finance

PRESS RELEASE | THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009

The Islamic finance market has grown by as much as 20 per cent each year for the past six years and is now a $700 billion plus industry, according to State Street. The firm's latest Vision Report on the subject estimated that total assets under management ...

AXA names top adviser

PRESS RELEASE | FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009

Newcastle based financial planner, Paul Howden, has won AXA's national annual adviser award, the Gerald Lippman Perpetual Trophy. Howden joined AXA 16 years ago as a paraplanner in Newcastle before becoming a salaried financial planner two years later. ...

ASF names former S&P head as CEO

PRESS RELEASE | WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009

The Australian Securitisation Forum has appointed former Standard & Poor's managing director, Chris Dalton, as chief executive. Dalton replaces Greg Medcraft, who was appointed commissioner at Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) ...

US pension deficit shrinks

PRESS RELEASE | MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009

The pension funding status of the largest US companies improved by more than $260 billion in the past two months, according to a report. Mercer's review found the pension plans of the S&P 1500 companies improved by around $60 billion in April and roughly ...

Netwealth adds tech services manager

PRESS RELEASE | MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009

The netwealth group appointed former Genesys Wealth Advisers executive, Keat Chew to head of technical services, as part of a strategy to develop a technical services division. This is the first time the group has hired a technical services manager. ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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