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BNY Mellon taps distressed debt

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
Struggling telecommunication companies, bankrupt banks, airports under duress - the sub-prime crisis has increased the number of distressed debt companies, providing more opportunities for the Mellon Recovery Fund. Launched in August 2006, the Mellon ...

AXA planner profitability model delivers

A business planning model provided by AXA across its dealer group just under a year ago proved to be a winning formula helping planners who took it up to deliver six times more than those who opted out of the service. In August last year, AXA launched ...

FPA partners with Deakin

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is one step further to improving adviser understanding on life insurance after partnering with Deakin University to develop an industry recognised life risk adviser program. The corporate education division of ...

AFA launches 2008 Adviser of the Year

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has opened up the nominations for this year's AFA Adviser of the Year Award, marking the sixth year the non-profit advisory body pays tribute to the country's top advisers. "The Adviser of the Year award recognises ...

DKN buys Bigger businesses

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
Listed financial services provider DKN Financial Group has snapped up Bigger Financial Planning and Bigger Accounting. According to a statement released to the Australian Securities Exchange, DKN secured the two businesses via its equity partner MQ ...

PIS gets Malaysian license

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
Professional Investment Services (PIS) Malaysian subsidiary Standard Financial Planner (SFP) is set embark on an expansion spree after being granted a Corporate Unit Trust Agent (CUTA) licence. The Malaysia's Securities Commission granted SFP the licence ...

Clear lines between ratings and research

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
Credit rating agencies and financial product research houses play vastly different roles when it comes to assessing the value of an investment, said Property Investment Research (PIR). Last week, the government ordered a review of ratings agencies and ...

ANZ Private Bank recruits Hamaris

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
ANZ Private Bank has appointed George Hamaris to head of advisory and risk. Hamaris was previously appointed sales director at salary packaging firm, McMillan Shakespeare in August 2006. Prior to this position, Hamaris was general manager and then chief ...

VFMC back on hiring trail for CIO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
Canadian investment management wizard Leo de Bever is stepping down from his role at Victoria Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) to head up one of the largest firms in Canada, Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo). The AIMCo invests more ...

From PDS doorstoppers to digests

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
In line with new government rules calling for shorter product disclosure statements, ING Australia has reduced the size of its PDSs for OneAnswer and OneCare products by 33 per cent. In August last year, the Federal Government legislated PDSs could ...