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Tyndall builds compliance team

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
Tyndall Investments has made two appointments for the launch of its new enterprise risk, compliance and legal team and expects more senior arrivals to follow. The new division earmarks the start of Tyndall's strategy to build its business and administrative ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open higher on Tuesday after Wall Street closed flat overnight while European and Asian markets generally were higher. Oil and metals rose. On the ASX 24 at 0717 AEST, the June share price index futures contract ...

JP Morgan appoints direct custody head

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
J.P. Morgan Treasury & Securities Services has strengthened its direct custody and clearing capabilities with three new appointments as it prepares to broaden its New Zealand and Melbourne-focused business. Bronwyn Clere was appointed as head of Melbourne ...

Hyperion scoops $600m mandate

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
Boutique Australian equities manager Hyperion Asset Management has won a substantial new mandate in what is regarded as a major success for the quality investor. The Construction and Building Unions Superannuation (Cbus) awarded Hyperion a $600 million ...

FIA growth leads to Licensee Select

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
Financial Index Australia (FIA) has moved in-house services to BT Financial Group's Licensee Select for its licensee solutions, citing strong growth for the outsourcing. The change will affect FIA's ten planning firms with over 35 advisers, who will ...

Bear have no fur

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
Brace yourselves people for this would be a longer-than-usual piece. Get that Monday-itis off your systems. There's work to be done, money to be made! During my weekend reading, I came across an article by a fellow named Danny Furman. His resume says ...

MTAA awards triple equities mandate

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
MTAA Super has restructured its Australian equities portfolio, awarding close to $800 million of new mandates to three separate fund managers. Ankura Capital has secured a $440 million mandate, while Bennelong Funds Management and Colonial First State ...

Bad news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
Surprise, surprise! There were more negative/depressing data releases over the past 24 hours than over the past few "days of fear" combined, yet most equity markets ended on the up and up. No Virginia, I'm not talking about ol' Dominique Strauss-Kahn ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
The Australian dollar was higher at noon, as news that Japan had fallen into a technical recession failed to spook currency traders. At 1200 AEST, the Australian dollar was trading at 106.51 US cents, up from 106.24 cents on Wednesday. Since 0700 AEST ...

Second Fincorp director not guilty

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
Fincorp company director, Jacob Quigley, has been found not guilty, just four weeks after the firm's former chief executive was sentence to prison. Quigley, the former finance director of Fincorp Investments, was found not guilty of breaching his duties ...