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Australia faces financial hub contender

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... threat to Australia's hopes of becoming Asia's financial hub. The Singaporean government is expected to add a new "enhanced tier" to the existing fund management incentives for certain funds, and lift restrictions on the residency status of the fund ...

Telstra Super hires JANA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... of the fund. The corporate super fund appointed financial services consultant, Tom Babic to conduct the review. Only "top tier asset consulting firms in Australia" with extensive experience and expertise were invited to tender. According to a statement ...

Brookvine promotes Gray

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2009
... raising, located in Sydney and the UK, Brookvine is well placed to identify and raise capital for a select universe of top-tier alternative fund managers," he said. Gray joins Hall, managing director and chair Kerstin Sallows and chief operating officer ...

Mercer ups ante in corporate super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
... Mercer. For example, the trust previously offered phone-based advice on switching and investment performance but can now give Tier 4 members more complex advice in the areas of co-contributions, salary sacrifice and Transition to Retirement strategies. ...

PLUM's new chief to push comms

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
... positive results achieved from its consolidation and spouse account campaigns from 2008. "We will run a special campaign tier about consolidation targeting new employees, and we'll be releasing three of those campaigns. "The objective being we'll hit ...

The Cambridge Strategy appoints MD

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... North America operation. He was one of the key executives in terms of revenue and the sourcing and development of new top-tier business. From 1989 to 1994, Bob worked at First Chicago Futures as a senior sales person and London desk manager. He started ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
... 0.6 per cent firmer at $30.11. Also in the sector, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd announced it had withdrawn its $75 million tier 1 capital raising due to uncertainty in the financial markets. Its shares rose 24 cents, or 1.78 per cent to $13.74. On Wall ...

Mortgage funds' phantom lifeline

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
... to meet the much more stringent prudential tests that DTIs have to step through. Like having a minimum of $50 million in Tier 1 capital, being able to maintain a 8 per cent capital adequacy ratio and having all substantial shareholders pass the 'fit ...

CBA buys BankWest and St Andrews

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... intends to fund the purchase price by undertaking a $2 billion accelerated institutional placement that will maintain APRA Tier 1 capital at 7.6 per cent. The BankWest brand will be retained to strengthen Commonwealth Bank's position in Western Australia. ...

Japan bank buys $11bn of Morgan Stanley

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
... billion injection will further boost Morgan Stanley's capital and liquidity positions and it will have one of the highest Tier 1 capital and total capital ratios among bank holding company peers. "This strategic alliance offers a powerful opportunity ...