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Mercer plans for post FOFA advice dominance

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... ranging from the mass affluent to high net wealth. This is going head to head with asset consultants and Australian research houses, but Brain Long, Mercer's head of wealth management in Australia and New Zealand, said Mercer will differentiate itself ...

Super funds prefer employers via clearing houses

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
Superannuation funds far prefer dealing with employer payments through separate clearing houses, a super fund technology expert said yesterday. Shane Collister, general manager for technology solutions at TelstraSuper said the fund has employers of ...

Agreement reached on debt ceiling

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... the global economy were widely predicted in the event of default. The compromise proposal, must still pass a vote in both houses where the debate about raising the debt ceiling has been both bitter and protracted. With two days to spare, President Obama ...

Higher US interest rates possible on downgrade

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... lenders. A decline in treasury prices could spark unexpected effects. Treasuries are widely held as collateral in clearing houses for financial derivatives, the Financial Review reports. A drop in prices could cause clearing houses to ask participants ...

Certitude partners with Threadneedle on global fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... target the local retail market including financial planners, platforms, dealer groups, self-managed super funds and research houses. "A lot of people are trying to work out how to get access to international markets and we found somebody managing money ...

JB Global submits to independent review

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... release. The corporate regulator has made no secret of the fact that it is now pursuing advisers, asset consultants, ratings houses and any organisation it considers to be a gatekeeper to the financial system in an effort to raise standards. Greg Medcraft ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... English said the Government would invest $NZ7.6 billion ($A5.87 billion) on social assets such as schools, hospitals, state houses and prisons over the next four years, $NZ6.5 billion ($A5.02 billion) on roads and about $NZ1.5 billion ($A1.16 billion) ...

RI Advice add managers

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
... the role of RI's national manager of investment research and will maintain RI's current use of three external research houses In this role, Coggins is be responsible for RI's in-house research capability and the transition to an implemented portfolio ...

Grant Samuel signs US fixed income partner

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... Rygel's managing principal Scott Weiner is in Australia this week as the partners conduct market testing with research houses, dealer groups and individual financial planners. While the fixed income product will mainly be targeted at institutional investors ...

New software simplifies front office broking

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
... demonstrate best practice in knowing their clients," he said. GBST provides front and back office technology to broking houses. It also provides wrap and platform technology to wealth managers such as Macquarie, BT and Oasis (ING). Orrock said the financial ...