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Poirier to exit BNP Paribas Investment Partners

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
Co-head of institutional business development, Marian Poirier is leaving BNP Paribas Investment Partners following the announcement the firm would be ending their alliance with MFS. "Marian has contributed to BNPP IP's Australian business over the past ...

Asia vital for Aus business: Harcourt

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
Australia's economic position in a global context was up for discussion at the Financial Standard's Chief Economist Forum in Sydney and Melbourne this week. Speaker Tim Harcourt, chief economist for Australian and Global Economics at the UNSW Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower following negative movements on international bourses after a weak sale of German 'gold standard' bonds stoked concerns that no one can be safe from the deepening eurozone debt crisis. At 0816 AEDT ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
The Australian market looks set to open lower following negative movements on international bourses after a weak sale of German 'gold standard' bonds stoked concerns that no one can be safe from the deepening eurozone debt crisis. At 0816 AEDT on Thursday ...

Franklin Templeton launches Australian equity fund

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
Following Franklin Templeton's acquisition of Australian equities manager Balanced Equity Management in July of this year, the firm has launched an Australian equities fund for both retail and institutional investors. The new fund aims to outperform ...

Fidessa expands Aust presence in time for Chi-X

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
The Australian broker market and wider investment vehicles are far more prepared for the introduction of Chi-X in less than two weeks than other economies in the past, according to Fidessa, but there is still more work to be done. Fidessa, a trading ...

Time-based and opt-in preferred: MSI survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
Financial planners need to work on a time-based fees system if they want to make their business clients happy with opt-in also pegged as a "good idea", according to the MSI Global Alliance August survey. The survey, of around 570 Australian business  ...

LGS earns sustainability award

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
Local Government Super has earned its second consecutive Australian Business Award for its work in environmental sustainability, due to its efforts in its direct property portfolio. Local Government Super (LGS) earned the award for its work in upgrading ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly lower today, after Wall Street eased overnight on lingering concerns over debt on both sides of the Atlantic. At 0701 AEST, the local September share price index futures contract was down seven ...

Schroders move $25bn to single platform

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
Schroders Australia has switched its $25 billion assets onto a new Singapore-based investment management system to keep up with compliance and regulatory changes, choosing portfolio management software provider, SimCorp Dimension. Taking 12 months to ...