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Spring FG set to launch IPO

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
Spring Financial Group has confirmed that pre-registration for an initial public offer (IPO) of shares is now open, following a number of key acquisitions during the past few months. Spring FG is working towards lodging a prospectus with the Australian ...

Henderson appoints emerging markets portfolio manager

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
Henderson Global Investors has hired former First State portfolio manager Glen Finegan as head of emerging market equities. Starting on 5 January 2015, he will report to the company' head of equities Graham Kitchen and have responsibility for managing ...

ClearView names CEO and exec team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
ClearView Wealth Limited has appointed Todd Kardash as chief executive of the combined dealer group, following the merger with Matrix Planning Solutions. Kardash has led both the dealer group and distribution businesses of ClearView since January 2013. ...

Real stagflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
Perhaps they cheated and have had a little peep at the data, but last night's advance estimate of US third quarter real GDP growth confirmed the Fed's positive outlook on the economy and gave meat to its decision to end its quantitative easing programme. ...

NAS grows assets under custody

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
NAB Asset Servicing (NAS) has grown its assets under custody at a healthy rate and maintained its position as by far the largest custodian in Australia, despite recent well-documented difficulties. According to figures released by the Australian Custodial ...

BNP Paribas names acting head of custody

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Ian Perkins as acting head, Australia and New Zealand, following the sudden departure of managing director Peter Baker earlier this month. Perkins joined BNP Paribas in January 2014 as head of sales. Prior ...

APRA releases draft RSE fraud management guide

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has just released for consultation a draft prudential practice guide concerning fraud risk management that Registrable Superannuation Entity (RSE) licensees will be expected to follow. In it the ...

Singapore CPF tightens fee caps

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
Singapore's Central Provident Fund (CFP) has imposed tighter caps on the fees product providers are permitted to charge members in the CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS). The CPFIS is the section in the scheme where members with more than S$20,000 are allowed ...

Now where have I heard that before?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
Houston, we've got another one. Another one of those big falls on Wall Street - yup, those ones that almost always begs the question, is this the one (the start of a bigger correction) or another dip begging to be bought? This time it's the International ...

FSC-ISA battle recommences over MySuper data

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
The release of the first set of MySuper data has fuelled the ongoing stoush between the retail and industry superannuation sectors. The Financial Services Council (FSC) claimed that the figures, released yesterday by the Australian Prudential Regulation ...