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New fund launched for wealthy migrants

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... economic spectrum," he said. A number of other wealth managers have set up similar products, including Credit Suisse Private Bank and Macquarie Specialist Investments.

UBS investment head departs

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... investment ideas to local clients. Prior to joining UBS he worked for three years as head of investment strategy at HSBC Private Bank in Hong Kong. The Australian Financial Review reports that he is thought to be heading back to Asia for family reasons ...

End of QE sounds death knell for 'zombie' stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... quantitative easing (QE) will burst the bubble in high-yielding 'zombie' stocks, according to UK-based Duncan Lawrie Private Bank's James Humphreys. Stimulus measures by central banks in Europe, the US and Japan have propped up global markets since the ...

FIIG appoints joint heads of intermediaries

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
Fixed-income investment specialist FIIG Securities(FIIG) has appointed Emma Jenkin and Cathryn Gross as joint heads of Intermediaries under a part-time job share arrangement. Jenkin, who will be based in Melbourne, worked for eight years at investment ...

Credit Suisse awarded best UHNW service provider

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
Credit Suisse has been awarded the award for best institution for its ultra high net worth (UHNW) service offering at the Australian Private Banking and Wealth Awards. Over the last 12 months, Credit Suisse has increased the number of relationship managers ...

More Asian HNWs enlisting private banks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
... there was a developing trend to seek the services of private banks. Only 10% of Asian HNW investors currently use a private bank but 15% of East & Partners sample said they intended to do so. Meanwhile the survey showed proportion using their business ...

Credit Suisse launches SIV portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... launched two new investment portfolios developed specifically for Significant Investor Visa (SIV) applicants. The Private Bank has also established a dedicated SIV desk, specifically focused on inbound enquiries, with staff who are fluent in Mandarin ...

ANZ appoints global banking MD

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
ANZ has appointed Manfred Liechti as managing director global private banking. Starting today, he will report directly to global wealth chief executive Joyce Phillips. Liechti has more than 25 years banking experience in Switzerland, London, Sydney ...

ANZ grows adviser base

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
ANZ Bank grew its adviser base by 9% in the first half of 2013 in what was a strong result for the group's wealth division. The division also saw productivity in Australia boosted by a 21% increase in risk sales per adviser and a 6% increase in investment ...

Patience with underperforming managers urged: NAB

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
NAB Private Wealth has warned its clients that jettisoning a managed fund for recent underperformance could be an unsatisfactory strategy. Citing a recent US study into the behaviour of retail investors, the bank's private banking division said that ...