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MLC says no to PIH stake

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
MLC has opted out of buying a minority stake in Professional Investment Holdings - leaving the door open for Aviva Overseas Holdings to divest or keep its remaining 20 per cent stake in one of Australia's largest planning firms. MLC confirmed in a statement ...

SSgA ETF targets high yields

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... per cent for the year to end of June. "Compare that with other alternatives, and it's highly competitive," said Goodlad. Graham Smith, business development manager at SSgA, confirmed Citigroup has signed up as a market maker for the product, and while ...

ASIC targets MIS operators

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010
... scheme, which has raised approximately $15 million from over 135 investors. The Supreme Court appointed Michael McCann and Graham Killer of Grant Thornton as receivers and managers over the assets of Global Rule. Freezing orders were also made restraining ...

Select mandates AQR and Och Ziff Capital

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
... transparency and appropriate use of leverage in the hedge fund arena, as well as control of asset allocation," said Robert Graham-Smith, head of portfolio management. Graham-Smith said both managers were chosen due to their track records, managers' active ...

More million dollar members for MDRT

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
... more financial planners are finding themselves successfully qualifying for membership. New members include Max Moodley, Graham Craig, Sam Capra, Mark Osborne, Marc Bineham, Grant Moorehead, Joshua Morehead, Wen Wang, Mike Capiron, Terry Dall'Osto, Darryl ...

Dimensional Aus hires two

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
... executive of Dimensional Australia in Sydney. Reif will report to Dimensional's head of international portfolio management, Graham Lennon. Rod Mair has been appointed compliance manager, reporting locally to the head of finance and compliance, Stephen ...

Parrish, Williamson, Chow to exit CPG

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... of about $10 billion through approximately 100 clients. The new business, which is led by SAIL group managing director Graham Morrow and chairman Ken Boag, will comprise two elements: a fee-for-service asset consulting division centred around CPG, and ...

OC Funds unveils distribution strategy, appoints Purpura

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
OC Funds Management has appointed Peter Purpura, former managing director of Fisher Graham Financial, as its head of retail distribution, who will head a more aggressive distribution strategy for the firm. In addition to his former position at Fisher ...

AMP hires sales execs for IFAs

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
... appointments allows the firm to meet the increased demand for AMP's improved risk offer in the IFA space following its May launch. Graham Burnard, who has been at AMP since May, has been officially appointed head of IFA protection sales. Before running ...

IQ Business boosts AGEST tech

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... easy to install and facilitate operational improvements for financial services organisations in a fairly short time," said Graham Sammells, chief executive at IQ Business Group in Australia. He said the firm worked with AGEST to help their employees ...