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Allianz appoints new chief executive

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
Allianz Australia has appointed Niran Peiris as the next managing director, following Terry Towell's retirement from the position. Towell, a 40-year veteran of the insurance industry, will retire as chief executive after more than a decade of successful ...

AFA names Rising Star finalists

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
The Association of Financial Advisers has named the five finalists in the 2012 Rising Star of the Year Award. The Award is particularly about finding, showcasing and celebrating talent in advisers who are at the start of their careers and who have made ...

Aust super system failing retirees

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
Australia is headed for a retirement savings disaster, with increasing numbers of baby boomers resorting to the aged pension after spending their entire superannuation to pay off debt, a CPA Australia study has shown. In light of the new study findings ...

Frontier Advisors makes four new hires

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
Frontier Advisors has made four new hires to its Melbourne office including Fraser Murray as a senior consultant to head up its equities research team. Murray joins from Ibbotson Associates, where he held the role as head of equities and property. He ...

SSgA appoints head of capital markets

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
State Street Global Advisors has appointed Jacqueline Pang as head of capital markets of SPDR ETFs to its Hong Kong office. SPDR ETFs is a family of exchange traded funds that provide investors with the flexibility to select investments that are precisely ...

Invesco acquires 49% stake in Religare

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
Global investment management firm Invesco has acquired a 49% stake in the asset management arm of India-based Religare Enterprises. The new joint venture, Religare Invesco Asset Management Company, will be spearheaded by Saurabh Nanavati, the existing ...

APRA issues final Basel III reforms

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has issued the long awaited final version of its new bank capital rules, known as Basel III, which are scheduled to come into full effect from next year. The Basel III capital framework was introduced ...

BNP Paribas completes AMP/AXA funds transition

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
BNP Paribas Securities Services has completed the transition of AXA Australia and New Zealand funds, following AMP's merger with AXA Asia Pacific Holdings last year. BNP Paribas, AMP's existing global custodian, was appointed in 2011 in order to provide ...

ISN expand policy and research team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
Industry Super Network has expanded its policy and research team with two new hires to its Sydney and Melbourne office. Anh Nguyen has been appointed as a policy analyst, financial markets and will be based in Sydney while Mohita Zaheed has been appointed ...

Equity Trustees names key account manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
Listed financial services company Equity Trustees has appointed Caitriona Wortley as key account manager to its New South Wales office. Wortley joins from Zurich Investments where she held the role as business development manager. She has over nine ...