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Centric snaps up lending firm

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007
Centric Wealth has acquired boutique lending and brokerage firm Kingsbridge & Eagle (K&E), expanding its lending division and taking it further down the path of a European-style private bank. K&E specialise in providing mortgages, commercial finance ...

Super choice overwhelms women

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2007
An all-female panel of key industry and government figures told the audience at this year's FEAL National Conference that many women suffer from 'analysis paralysis' due to the number of superannuation products in the market today. Speaking as part ...

Perpetual appoints new head of platforms

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2007
Perpetual has promoted senior manager of platforms and investments Gai Ferrington to head of platforms for the wealth management arm. Ferrington commenced joined Perpetual 12 months ago after 14 years at ING. She will report directly to chief operating ...

Deutsche Asset Management head quits

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2007
... extended break from full-time involvement in the industry". Fay will remain in his position until 31 December, whereupon Chris Larsen, head of asset management distribution will take over his role. In the interim, Larsen has become deputy head of asset ...

Barriers to hedging

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2007
The hedge fund industry's current growth will plateau unless the three big obstructions of high fees, low transparency and poor liquidity are removed, according to JANA managing director of asset consulting Ken Marshman. Increasing superannuation fund ...

CBA launches new instalment product

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2007
The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has launched its latest regular instalments product, IYH, giving investors and trustees of Self-Managed Super Funds an opportunity to build their share portfolio without paying for all the securities up front. The IYH release ...

Yes to commissions, no to shelf fees

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2007
The joint parliamentary committee on corporations and financial services has delivered a 266-page report arguing against the removal of commissions on super products but calling for greater transparency and the removal of shelf fees. Tabled in parliament ...

Super inflows boost AXA profits

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2007
AXA Asia Pacific has announced a 23 per cent post-tax profit increase to $374 million for the six months to 30 June, with the local arm's results helped by strong super inflows and equity market growth. Australia and New Zealand operating earnings were ...

Northern Trust appoints new Asia Pacific head

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2007
Northern Trust has appointed executive vice president Gregg Behrens head of Asia Pacific for its corporate and institutional services unit. Behrens will report to Timothy Theriault, president of corporate and institutional services and be responsible ...

VFMC gets centralised

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2007
The Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) has appointed Vanguard to manage their new Centralised Portfolio Management (CPM) system. A relatively new concept in Australia, Vanguard pioneered the technique in 2004 with MLC. VFMC is introducing ...