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IML overhauls staff retention strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
Investors Mutual Limited (IML) revamped its investment team's equity package as part of an overall review designed to retain a consistent team of analysts. Anton Tagliaferro, IML managing director and investment director, said the firm reviewed its ...

eWrap veteran unveils free planning tool

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
The man behind Asgard Wealth Solutions' eWrap, former project director, Jan Kolbusz has resurfaced and developed decimal - a free website that allows financial planners to quickly make a statement of advice (SoA). Managing director of decimal, Kolbusz ...

ING IM funds 'on hold' after departures

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
Standard & Poor's placed an 'on hold' rating on various ING Investment Management's funds after four Australian equities portfolio managers, including two directors, resigned from the firm. Departing directors, Paul Cuddy and Mark East as well as two ...

Russell launches integrated super banking account

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
Russell Investment Group and ANZ have teamed up to provide a one stop shop superannuation, pension and banking product that allows pensioners to stay in the zero tax threshold while harnessing the flexibility of their ATM account. The Russell Private ...

ING snaps up Zurich advisory group

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) has sold its 141-strong advice and insurance broker advisory group Financial Lifestyle Solutions (FLS) to ING-owned Millennium3 Financial Services. Millennium3 is one of Australia's largest financial services ...

Options Strategy branches out to Spark Green

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
Melbourne-based marketing firm Options Strategy has developed Spark Green, which provides effective digital and online marketing services for financial services institutions and super funds. Spark Green specialises in research, developing and executing ...

Ex-UBS director joins Integrity

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
Integrity Investment Management has appointed ex-UBS Global Asset Management associate director Craig Shaw as head of retail. Shaw will be responsible for client relationship management and business development at Integrity. He joined Integrity Investment ...

Have coffee, will iShares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... is different' tagline. Then in December, BGI sponsored a 40-foot catamaran, which was on display at Sydney Harbour. ING Direct, St George, Suncorp and Macquarie Bank also employ Eat Media for part of their advertising strategy. An ING Direct spokesperson ...

Bravura becomes a prime buy target

Caught up in the troubles of margin lender Lift Capital, homegrown financial software group Bravura has become an even juicier takeover target for IT companies, private equity and even fund managers, with Archer Capital, GBST, DSTi and Perpetual named ...

When good housing news is bad

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
... parents are so worried about their children's housing options that a recent Galaxy Research survey commissioned by ING Direct found that almost eight in 10 Australian parents would be prepared to shoulder at least part of the costs in helping their kids ...