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MLC internally promotes new group insurance GM

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... people and culture reporting directly to chief executive, Steve Tucker. Prior to working with MLC, Beer was at Tower Australia for seven years where she held roles including head of risk, planning and analysis, chief risk officer and chief actuary. Beer ...

Fidelity to offer fixed income products to Australian market

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... Fidelity's fixed income capability is US$58 billion in assets under management. "Fidelity is well known outside Australia for its fixed income funds, in particular high-yield, and so it's a logical move to offer them to investors here," said Fidelity ...

AIA Australia scoops Insurance Industry awards

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... gives us the best chance of designing products that will meet their needs." AIA Australia has been operating in Australia for 40 years and has won various industry awards in the past, including outstanding value for Income Protection and Business Expenses ...

nabInvest buys equities start-up stake

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... of boutique fund managers this year, taking stakes in three US-based managers as well as buying Aviva Investors Australia for its range of domestic equities strategies. Redpoint will add further weight in the equities space with a focus on "investment ...

Big six use advisers for sales while clients confused on independence

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... and this is clearly part of the disclosure regime. The independent report Superannuation & Wealth Management in Australia for July 2011 is based on research taken from more than 250,000 face-to-face interviews conducted over the last five years.

Financial services honoured with Queen's favour

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... He was also founding chairman of Fund Executives Association and works with the United Nations Refugee Agency - Australia for UNHCR. Darryl Seccombe is the managing director of DSA Financial, authorised representatives of GWM Adviser Services, and has ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... Ms Lien said the US dollar still was unpopular with traders, but there would have to be better economic data from Australia for the Australian currency to begin attracting buyers again. She expected the Australian dollar to trade in a range between 106.00 ...

Charter Hall battling hedge funds over office REIT

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
... executive officer, Charter Hall Office REIT, said that the trust had been actively re-weighing the portfolio towards Australia for some time. "We've been active acquirers of Australian assets this year, which is reflective of the group's view of where ...

Aussie downgrades likely as S&P reviews rating system

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
... two notches but that's a really outside chance from what I can gather." Rob Meade, head of portfolio management in Australia for PIMCO, said the area of bank ratings was a little opaque in terms of outcomes, especially when striking a balance between ...

Fourth CFS mandate awarded

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
... capabilities of the team." "We have been representing H2O for and are very pleased to have secured this first mandate in Australia for them," said Borysiewicz.