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Former State Street head jumps to RBC Dexia

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
Former State Street Australia head of investment services David Travers has left to head up RBC Dexia's Australia office as managing director. Travers is taking up the RBC Dexia flag following a four year stint at State Street. He replaces Scott MacDonald ...

Skandia adds online group insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
... solution, it is even easier for people to protect their lifestyle and dependents," said Andrew Boldeman, TOWER Australia head of group life. Earlier this year, Skandia's chief executive Ross Laidlow moved to Sweden, leaving John Gethin-Jones and Andrew ...

WW names top fund managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... surveyed were more than $990 billion, an increase of roughly $157 billion during 2007. Hugh Dougherty, Watson Wyatt Australia head of manager research said fund managers, which increased their ranking position, had diversified businesses. "Managers focussed ...

AFA nominates 2008 Rising Star

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... in four key areas: provision of advice, business acumen, community service and industry service. Mark Vilo, ING Australia head of dealer groups, said that the award is about promoting best practice. "These awards provide an opportunity to recognise exceptional ...

WW opens Aus portfolio construction shop

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
... currently the Australian representative on Watson Wyatt's Global Asset Research Team. Graeme Miller, Watson Wyatt Australia head of investment consulting practice, said opening an Australian PCG formalises the processes and procedures the firm has had ...

Aussie super funds lead pension growth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... to be ranked 66th on the list, mostly due to Commonwealth government contributions. Graeme Miller, Watson Wyatt Australia head of investment consulting practice, said Australia's superannuation system is the envy of the developed world. "The nine per ...

Term deposits competition heats up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... product with all the benefits of a term deposit, but without the key negative - the lock in," said George Lytas, ING Australia head of product for Personal Investments. "As a wholesale investor in ANZ bank deposits, OneAnswer is able to provide an innovative ...

JP Morgan breaks into NZ with musical

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2008
... ground now. Our New Zealand campaign will kick off a little later in the year," said Claire Linton-Evans, JPMorgan Australia head of marketing and communications. "[The Phantom of the Opera] signage is already up in the airport in Auckland. We'll leverage ...

US fund giant MFS lands down under

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... research coverage, which includes offices in Boston, London, Singapore, Tokyo and Mexico City. Ex-Merrill Lynch Australia head of institutional sales, Simon Gresham, joins MFS as a research analyst and will lead investment research coverage of Australian ...

Life insurance tax should be abolished: IFSA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
... 2008 but you would be safe to say it would be $50-70 million a year on a national basis." Andrew McKee, Zurich Australia head of life risk, said one of the key issues on the stamp duty charged on life insurance is it varies in each state. "Abolishing ...