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Fundies and analysts target IT sector

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
Locally listed IT firms are catching the eye of stock analysts and high conviction fund managers as technology-related goods and services move from being a discretionary spend to a "must have" for today's consumers and businesses. Elio D'Amato, chief ...

Gen Y have unrealistic investment expectations: research

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009
Gen-Y investors expect double-digit returns despite the fact that, on average, they hold a third of their investments in cash and are highly risk-averse, research shows. The RaboPlus sponsored data compiled by Celsius Research surveyed investors with ...

Active members can cause asset allocation headache

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
Financial literacy and a push for more Australians to be engaged with superannuation will have a profound effect on super fund asset allocations, said one industry body. Speaking at an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) event, David ...

Westpac FP maintains focus on senior planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
Westpac's financial planning division is running behind its aspirational target to recruit 200 senior financial planners over three years. Despite this setback, the group has no plans to change its umbrella strategy. Westpac Financial Planning's three ...

Advisers choose definitions over technology

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
Automatic underwriting, online transactions and website calculators are needed when it comes to risk insurance, but financial advisers won't use a provider if the contracts don't pay out when clients need it most. While the risk insurance industry is ...

AXA ramps up million-dollar insurance strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... and the firm now ranked in the top four across product, new business and underwriting categories. Roughly 18 months ago, Michael Rogers, general manager of financial protection at AXA, announced the firm was doubling its previous $3 million to $5 million ...

FOS insurance ombudsman resigns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is close to naming a new general insurance ombudsman after Sam Parrino resigned from the service. Parrino was named ombudsman - general insurance when FOS in July last year. Prior to joining FOS, Parrino worked ...

State Street names new head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
State Street has promoted one of the firm's stalwarts, Ian Martin as head of the firm's Global Markets and Investor Services Australia and New Zealand. Prior to this role, Martin worked at the firm as general manager at State Street Global Markets ...

O'Donnell steps down

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
Australian Ethical Investment's is on the lookout for a new chief executive after current chief executive, Anne O'Donnell, announced she is stepping down from her role in December this year after nine years at the helm. O'Donnell joined Australian Ethical ...

QSuper selects SuperChoice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
The $24 billion QSuper appointed SuperChoice to enhance the fund's processing capabilities and assist members making contributions when they leave the public sector. Rosemary Vilgan, chief executive at QSuper, said the fund regularly receives phone ...