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AFA launches its new website

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has unveiled a new website with major restructuring and upgrades to better provide for member information needs. Paul Riegelhuth, chairman of the AFA website committee, said the AFA site had been redesigned ...

Tyndall's new fixed interest strategy sees Gustafson exit

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006
Tyndall has announced a new fixed interest strategy that will see it focusing on debt based products as well as promoting Roger Bridges to a new role as head of bonds while current executive bond manager, Ross Gustafson, departs. Executive director ...

New global head of currency for SSgA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2006
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has appointed a new global head of currency management. Collin Crownover leaves his role as head of the investor risk advisory team with Citigroup New York and London to head up SSgA's currency management group. He ...

Slow tech roll-outs putting off tech-savvy Gen Y

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2006
A workplace planning and culture specialist has found that the slow implementation of new communications technologies by financial services providers is impeding staff performance and damaging employee attraction and retention, particularly for tech-savvy ...

MLC forms succession team to work with practices

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2006
MLC has formed a dedicated succession planning team to assist advisers to plan for retirement and comprehensively manage all aspects of their business towards succession. The Succession and Acquisition Services (SAS) team will be headed up by Bob Neill ...

Dieters to chair FPA for another year

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2006
Corinna Dieters will continue as chair of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) after being unanimously re-elected by the board. Dieters was also elected to the board as a voting member director for two years in 2004, but she will abdicate this position ...

Compare the home loan: Members Equity

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2006
Building on the high profile 'compare the pair' industry funds advertising campaign, Members Equity Bank (ME) has kicked off its own campaign asking TV viewers to compare ME home loans with those from the four major banks. Tony Beck, ME executive manager ...

SSgA launches global index fund with value bias

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2006
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has announced the launch of a new global passive fund that combines some of the core qualities of value investing with the benefits of passive index style investment management. The SSgA Wealth Weighted Global Equities ...

Mellon teams with Vianova on fixed interest fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2006
Mellon Global Investments Australia has launched Core Plus, a new global fixed income fund for institutional investors, in conjunction with Australian fixed interest specialist Vianova. Mellon will combine the global strengths of its fixed interest ...

Navigator Research re-brands to Aviva Research

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2006
Navigator Research will begin operating under the Aviva Research banner effective immediately. Stuart Fechner, Aviva Research manager, said the change of name was in recognition of the growing brand awareness of Aviva in the Australian market. It is ...