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Super survey reveals need for intrafund advice

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
Research by $3.8 billion industry fund, Energy Super, has revealed a lack of understanding about superannuation investments among its members, with more than 57.8% of those surveyed indicating they were interested in over-the-phone single-issue advice. ...

ASIC bans former Citibank manager

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
ASIC has permanently banned a former Citibank manager from providing financial services after an investigation found she conducted over 30 transactions without client authorisation. Victoria Cai, of Beverly Hills, New South Wales, was employed as a ...

FSC elects deputy chairman

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
The Financial Services Council has elected a new deputy chairman following the recent resignation from the board by former AllianceBernstein Australia chief executive, Michael Bargholz. Greg Cooper, chief executive of Schroder Investment Management ...

Conversation the key to speeding up SOA

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
Single issue Statements of Advice should not be consuming so much time for financial planners and dealer groups, according to an advisory technology expert. A key thought-shift in technology allows advisers to create all the information needed in the ...

Hastings appoints new chief executive

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
Hastings Funds Management, owned by Westpac, has appointed Andrew Day as its new chief executive. Day will begin his role with Hastings on 17 October 2011 and is an experienced chief executive with a domestic and international track record. He was until ...

Future2 cyclists cross the finish line

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
Future2 trustees and fellow cyclists will arrive in Sydney's Martin Place this afternoon, where the Lord Mayor Clover Moore will welcome them. After 1158 km, 9274 metres of climbing and over 39 hours on their bicycles, Future2 trustees Ray Griffin and ...

Equity based strategies hedge fund winners

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
Regal was awarded Australian Hedge Fund of the Year at the annual Cure Our Kids Australian Hedge Fund Awards. Bennelong and Macquarie lost out on the top spot, with equity-based strategies dominating the talent field. Regal Tasman Market Neutral Fund ...

UBS $2bn rogue trader in custody

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
A 31-year-old UBS trader has been arrested in London on suspicion of fraud by abuse of position, resulting in a US$2 billion loss for the Swiss bank. The news, breaking three years to the day after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, has put UBS trading ...

ASIC opens dialogue with hedge funds

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
Greg Medcraft told the Alternative Investment Association (AIMA) Australian Hedge Fund Forum in Sydney that greater regulatory focus on the hedge fund industry is a post-GFC fact of life, but that it is part of a new dialogue. The new ASIC chairman ...

Deutsche Asset Management adds to Fixed Income team

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
Deutsche Bank's Asset Management business has appointed credit analyst Jennifer Wee to its fixed income team based in Melbourne. Wee will work with local team members Chris Siniakov, Andrew Canobi and Steve Sutcliffe on the management of Deutsche Asset ...