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Former Lehman Brothers chief unveils new asset manager

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
The creation of a new US asset manager represents former Lehman Brothers chief executive Dick Fuld's most public Wall Street comeback since Lehman's collapse in 2008. Targeting high net worth individuals, family offices and institutions, Matrix Private ...

CFS annuities hits $1bn milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... has reached $1 billion in funds under administration (FUA) in just over two years. Acting general manager of product Sam Wall said reaching this milestone in a short amount of time is testament to CFS's commitment in providing a range of retirement solutions ...

StatePlus partners for holistic retirement transition

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
StatePlus has partnered with a specialist organisation to help mature age workers transition seamlessly and holistically to retirement. The collaboration with Perth-based Life Time Wise, a practice that coaches baby boomers on financial, workforce and ...

Suncorp appoints new wealth and life intermediaries head in executive reshuffle

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017
Suncorp has named a new head of wealth and life intermediaries. Dan Waller, who has been acting head since June, has now been appointed permanently to the role. He has more than 28 years' experience in the financial services industry, joining Asteron ...

Adviser tops the class for education excellence

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
A leader among financial advisers has been rewarded for his energy and commitment to ongoing adviser education at time when it's top of mind in the industry. Maxim Private Wealth's Michael Ward was presented the 2017 AFA Excellence in Education in Award ...

Industry helps shape new adviser expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
The Association of Financial Advisers' New Financial Advice Competency Framework white paper reveals a consensus among financial services professionals to understand knowledge, attitudes and behaviours. The white paper, produced in partnership with ...

Trump-flation returns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... should be reason enough to send investors heading for the hills and digging bunkers...but they're not. Equity indices on Wall Street are currently trading at the record highs set only a week before. Most would jot this down to the certainty of the Fed's ...

Fed does the thinkable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... positioned for all along. So much so that response from the financial markets could be put down to just another ordinary day on Wall Street. The S&P 500 index lifted just 0.1%; the US dollar index dipped a little (92.64 from yesterday's 92.51 close) ...

Wall Street interrupted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
It's back to business as usual on Wall Street. The sum of all fears - well, nearly all - many investors braced for didn't quite add up. US equities, the yield on 10-year US Treasuries and the US dollar, they all fell down last week as investors feared ...

Higher and higher

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... from this year's low of 1.65% -- it's all systems go for another rate hike -- one that would convey greater optimism for Wall Street.