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APRA stresses super client burden

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
John Trowbridge, executive member at Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), has highlighted the pressure group insurers are under to attain and keep contracts with large super funds. Speaking at the Institute of Actuaries of Australia yesterday ...

Murphy takes over the reins at BNY Mellon

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
Bruce Murphy, former executive director and head of distribution at Macquarie Funds Group, has replaced James Gruver as managing director at BNY Mellon Asset Management Australia. Gruver has relocated to the US to work on the strategic business growth ...

Macq Global Investments wins mandates...

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
Macquarie Global Investments' Professional Series has been awarded an investment mandate from industry super fund Cbus and a nod from van Eyk. A statement from the bank said Cbus had invested a significant amount into the Scotland-based fund manager ...

...and adds to insto sales team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
Macquarie Global Investments has appointed James Duivenbode to its institutional sales team, replacing Angus Carson who left to the firm a couple of months ago. Duivenbode joins the team after working across a number of investment areas including private ...

More room to slash super fees

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2009
... fees. Retail funds, on average, charge the most, which is 1.46 per cent, excluding advice costs. However, Deloitte partner Michael Monaghan said that it's very hard to make like-for-like comparison here with retail funds and those overseas due to very ...

HSBC's chief moves to Hong Kong

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009
... moving to Hong Kong as the firm relocates its principal office to the Chinese business hub to focus on emerging markets. Michael Geoghegan will operate from Hong Kong, the hub for HSBC's Asia Pacific business to ensure growth in the region, noted a HSBC ...

AFA announces Adviser of the Year finalists

... Sydney, NSW Graham Campbell - AON Wealth Management, Brisbane, QLD John Campbell - One Stop Financial Services, Adelaide, SA Michael Holmes - Johansen Financial Services, Wangaratta, VIC Steve Salvia - Southern Financial Strategies, WA William (Bill) ...

Matrix cuts licensee fees after profit result

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
Matrix Planning Solutions has cut the licensee fee it charges its financial planning practices - announcing the decision after posting strong full-year numbers. Rick Di Cristoforo, managing director at Matrix, said the group had posted a profit similar ...

Oasis adds two groups and recovers FUM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
Oasis Asset Management is set to increase the number of active financial planners on its platform by 60 per cent after signing on two new dealer groups and, in six months, saw funds under management (FUM) jump from $3.5 billion to $5.4 billion. Oasis ...

The invisible issue in super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
Elizabeth Broderick, sex discrimination commissioner, has criticised the Henry Review and Harmer Pension Review for failing to address the superannuation gap for women. Speaking at the Sydney Institute, Broderick, who is also commissioner responsible ...