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International planning expert urges advisers to voice FOFA concerns

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... Financial Standard a number of Australian planners he has met with are concerned they're serving fewer people in the marketplace "When I speak around the world with sales groups I'm not surprised that many of them are not filling their calendars as well ...

Citi mandates Fidessa for global derivatives platform

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... conviction in bringing Fidessa's industrial-strength platform and precision- based delivery model to the derivatives marketplace," said Stephen Barrow, global sales director, Fidessa. Fidessa has hosting centres in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific ...

Zurich builds retail risk with new appt

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... relationships in the industry make her ideally suited to take advantage of the platform Zurich has already established in the marketplace," said Philip Kewin, general manager sales and marketing, Retail Risk. "We've had fantastic growth in Retail Risk ...

AFS to focus on independent market

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
... Strategic Development Group (SDG), a group of 15 advisers, acted as a focus group and tested what advisers want in the marketplace. "We were looking for the ability to build our own product from the ground up so we contribute to every aspect of the product ...

Cash sector surges beyond super

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
... through the decade from 10% to 17%. The switch to the conservative asset class has been felt across the superannuation marketplace as many super funds have not only dialed up their exposure but fundamentally redesigned how they are delivering it. To ...

Insto fears over high frequency trading set to grow

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... trading on their trading outcomes in the equities market. According to a new survey conducted by institutional equities marketplace provider Liquidnet, more than two-thirds of traders at leading global asset management firms are concerned about its impact. ...

Planning industry unified on commissions: AMP

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... Australia, the Financial Services Council and Future of Financial Advice reforms, we are more advanced and moving towards a marketplace without commissions." "In the US there is still more work to be done to move the entire marketplace place to that ...

BT: product strength will defend market share

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... in the market without an integrated distribution network. "Our success is built on having the best offering in the marketplace," he said. "We believe if we build the right product, have the right relationships and price according to market conditions ...

AMP embeds AXA management into new structure

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
... David Kiddie. "The merger of AMP and AXA presents significant opportunities for AMP Capital particularly in the retail marketplace and through increased scale," said Stephen Dunne, managing director, AMP Capital Investors.

Qantas signs up Russell for FX trades

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... program provides investors with a quick, clear and easy solution to the challenges they're now identifying in the FX marketplace," said Battye. RIS is a subsidiary of Russell Investments.