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Asteron creates new dealership role

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
Asteron has promoted Robyn Mohr to newly created role, senior manager of dealerships. Mohr previously worked as national manager, sales strategy helping drive its online application service, Lifeguard EQ and risk product Lifeguard. This promotion means ...

Merrill Lynch exec heads Macquarie Private Wealth

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
Macquarie Banking and Financial Services Group has appointed former Merrill Lynch US Private Client Group managing director, Eric Schimpf, as the new head of Macquarie Private Wealth. Schimpf will head up MPW's 425 advisers providing advice services ...

Clients confused about cost of advice

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
Nearly 44 per cent of Australians think less than $500 is the right price for a five-year financial plan -showing a severe disconnect between the realistic cost of providing comprehensive advice, according to GESB. Research commissioned by GESB also ...

Instos gain Asian dark pool market

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
Fund managers and institutional investors could save money on their Asia-based share trading after Investment Technology Group (ITG) launched enhanced dark pool market place. ITG has combined the institutional liquidity from POSIT, the firm's crossing ...

Commission on risk products should continue: FPA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has called for commission payments for risk products to continue, citing fee-for-advice payments on risk products could make life insurance too expensive for clients. According to a press statement, the FPA Board ...

SMSFs breach less ATO rules

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
Self managed super fund trustees are heeding the Australian Taxation Office's warning about breaching fund rules, but ongoing problems - including giving personal loans to members - continue to plague the sector. According to the latest Partners Superannuation ...

Quadrant hires fund operations GM

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
Tasmanian fund Quadrant has appointed former Synergy Capital management executive director Stephen Thomas to the newly created position of general manager, fund operations and technology. Thomas has over 20 years of experience in the superannuation ...

ASX appoints deputy CEO

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
The Australian Securities Exchange has appointed Peter Hiom as deputy chief executive, and restructured the group executive responsibilities within ASX. In a statement listed on the exchange, the group announced Peter Hiom will assume the role of deputy ...

Vanguard appoints MD

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
Vanguard Investments Australia has appointed US-based Vanguard executive John James as managing director, effective 1 May. James, 42, is an Australian who has worked as an executive at Vanguard's US headquarters in Pennsylvania since 2008. In his time ...

Brand the top concern for finance industry

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... business growth factors such as business interruption and lack of innovation. At the top of the list is solid brand and company image, particularly those in the finance industry. Brand and image are the leading concerns amongst executives, including ...