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Bridges takes over as Scobie departs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
... the role of associate director - global fixed interest credit at QIC. Meanwhile ex-Tyndall head of fixed income and bonds, Roger Bridges, has moved to fill Scobie's spot. Scobie will lead QIC's global credit team and will report to Robert Jewell, who ...

Disclose fees or pay $300,000 fine

Investment advisers and brokers in New Zealand must disclose their fees and remuneration upfront to investors, under new rules that come into effect today. The same rules also apply to advisers' and brokers' advertising. "Anyone who gives investment ...

Web 2 social networking websites under attack

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
... the trusted web," said Karel Obluk, chief technology officer at Grisoft, a company which develops AVG security solutions. Roger Thompson, chief research officer at Grisoft, said, organised cyber criminals stepped up their efforts to steal digital assets ...

Martin quits OFG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2008
... Management before OFG purchased it. McBain is expected to continue his executive roles within Century Funds Management. Roger Dobson, chairman at OFG, said McBain's experience as board director and executive director of OFG's largest division would ensure ...

NAB FP switches to fee for advice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2008
After more than four years of providing financial planning using both the commission and fee-for-advice payment models, NAB Financial Planning's 400-strong network will only charge fee-for-advice only to new clients starting this year. "We feel the ...

VFMC boosts inhouse investments by 25pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) chief investment officer, Leo de Bever, delivers on the strategy he outlined a year ago after the fund's allocation to external fund managers falls from 100 per cent before he joined to almost 75 per cent ...

Planners need to shape up: Corbett

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2007
... because advisers aren't proficient and the level of disclosure surrounding advice fees is inconsistent across the industry, Roger Corbett, company director and former chief executive of Woolworths, said. At the Financial Planning Association (FPA) conference ...

Centric Wealth appoints new directors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2007
... advisory group, Centric Wealth, has reshuffled its board of directors ahead of its planned initial public offering next year. Roger Davis has been appointed chairman with Martin Bloom, David MacKenzie, Alan Schwartz and Russel Pillemer all appointed ...

Australians top list but still underinsured

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
Despite a generally blasA(C) attitude to risk, and 64 per cent underinsurance, Australia still ranks as one of the developed world's best insured nations, according to a new AXA report. The 2007 AXA Protection Report compared attitudes to life risks ...

JPMorgan serves up investment legends

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
JPMorgan has released a structured investment product, available exclusively to Citibank customers, that gives access to three of the world's most famous investors, including the legendary Warren Buffett. The JPMorgan Masters Selection Series 2 Target ...