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CFD turnover rises amid dollar decline

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
Aussie dollar and euro declines driving turnover, increased demand for gold and strong interest in the US and German 30 are some of the latest CFD trends identified in CMC Markets' May trading trends report. The latest analysis of CMC Markets' (CMC) ...

Schroders restores Aus equities team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
Schroders has appointed two analysts to the Australian equities team, taking the team back to 13 following departures in March. The new appointments, David Heard and Ray David, were made in response to Kent Jensen and Alex Mears leaving the firm in ...

EQT establishes Private Wealth division

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
Equity Trustees Limited has established a Private Wealth Services division under the leadership of newly recruited executive, Geoff Rimmer. Rimmer, most recently chief executive officer of adviser group Financial Services Partners, will take responsibility ...

Telstra Super launches income option

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
Telstra Super has added an income option to its diversified investment stable in response to member demand for more retirement solutions. The 'Diversified Income' option focuses primarily on an income stream, while still achieving some growth on initial ...

PPM moves to meet IMA demand

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
Private Portfolio Managers has appointed Andrew Beirne to its team in anticipation of continued growth in demand for individually managed accounts among family offices, charities and wealthy individuals. "Investors are increasingly rejecting managed ...

Macquarie wins currency mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
Macquarie Investment Management has won a $105 million mandate from Amundi Alternative Investments' Managed Account Platform to actively trade G10 currencies. "We are delighted that Amundi, one of Europe's largest and most reputable asset managers ...

Volatility predicted for emerging markets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
EM fixed income allocations, pressure on the US dollar and stress from Europe are likely to be the three factors presenting a challenge to short-term emerging market volatility, according to HSBC Global Asset Management. Guillermo Osses, head of EMD ...

New ETF labels need global consistency

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
Moves by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to refine labels and naming conventions for ETFs should be globally consistent to optimise investor understanding, according to State Street. While welcoming the regulator's moves to improve ...

HIP Super enters advice partnership

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
Health Industry Plan (HIP) has formed a strategic partnership with IOOF subsidiary, Bridges Financial Services for fee-for-service, flexible and scalable advice. According to HIP, transparency of cost structures and the provision of single and multi-issue ...

Australia lags on commodities investments

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
Despite an economic reliance on natural resources, Australia has lagged other developed markets in commodities investments, according to S&P Indices. "We tend to look at the market and think, well, if we've got BHP and Rio then we've got enough in direct ...