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ING IM equities head departs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
ING Investment Management's chief investment officer of asset strategies and alternatives, James Wright, has left the company following its takeover by UBS. A Morningstar analyst confirmed that Wright has left ING IM and will not move across to UBS ...

FOREX launches free trading app

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
FOREX.com, the retail arm of GAIN Capital Holdings, has become the latest online global trader to launch a free iPad app for customers. The new FOREXTrader app allows clients to trade and manage their accounts and gives them access to real time charts ...

UBS installs new property managers after ING deal

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
Two UBS property funds have been put on hold by Standard & Poor's Fund Services, following managerial changes linked to the acquisition of ING Investment Management. The UBS Global Property Securities Fund and the UBS Property Securities Fund had their ...

Former company director pleads guilty to dishonest conduct

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
A former Sydney company director faces possible jail time and a hefty fine after pleading guilty to nine charges of dishonest conduct involving investor funds worth more than $1.8 million. ASIC alleged that Simon Finnigan of Potts Point raised funds ...

UBS retains OptiMix as it closes ING IM deal

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
UBS Global Asset Management is retaining ownership of multi manager fund-of-funds business OptiMix as it completes its acquisition of ING Investment Management, although ANZ owns its money. UBS closed the acquisition yesterday and a spokesperson told ...

UK abolishes Default Retirement Age

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
The Default Retirement Age of 65 has been abolished in the UK, which now prevents employers from making staff redundant on the grounds of age alone. Implemented in 2006, the Default Retirement Age (DRA) meant that employers could force their employees ...

Some hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... 0.1% in March. More? Ok, here you go. Jobless claims fell to 391,000 in the week ended 24 September - the lowest since April - from 428,000 in the previous week. Though I don't suggest reading too much into this volatile weekly data, especially this ...

Second tranche of FOFA well received: industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
The second tranche of FOFA reforms has earned a warm, albeit subdued, welcome from the industry with little or no reaction from large dealer groups but solid support from industry associations. In response to the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms ...

ASIC: Former Bell Potter adviser charged

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
A former Bell Potter Securities employee has been charged with five counts of dishonest conduct involving more than $1.8 million, following an ASIC investigation. Lawson Stuart Donald, 36, worked at the stockbroking firm as a client adviser between ...

AXA introduces split insurance premiums

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
AXA Australia has upgraded its Elevate insurance product with a particular focus on longevity risk and delivering cover to those working beyond the age of 65. AXA Elevate will now provide level premiums to age 70 for life, total and permanent disability ...