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Fidessa expands Aust presence in time for Chi-X

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
The Australian broker market and wider investment vehicles are far more prepared for the introduction of Chi-X in less than two weeks than other economies in the past, according to Fidessa, but there is still more work to be done. Fidessa, a trading ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher on Thursday after a positive lead from the US and European markets. At 0655 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up 35 points at 4,249. In economic news on Thursday, The ...

SG increase the key to global pension top spot

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
Australia's pension system has been rated second in the world, behind the Netherlands which secured first place with its action on SG increases and raising the retirement age. According to the 2011 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, Netherlands ...

AustralianSuper three year fee freeze

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
AustralianSuper will freeze its administration fees over the next three years for its 1.8 million membership base, in a bid to highlight concerns over administration costs. Starting from July 1 this year, the AustralianSuper administration cost of $1.50 ...

Indigenous Australians offered chance to Clime career ladder

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
Clime Asset Management will welcome an Aboriginal trainee into its business next month, with a view to helping them develop into an investment professional and prompt other firms to follow their lead and change perceptions within the industry. Clime ...

Finsia award nominees announced

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
The short-list for Finsia's Pinnacle Awards has been announced, which includes most outstanding industry contribution, most outstanding young professional and most outstanding future leader. A panel of senior Financial Services Institute of Australasia ...

UBS retains OptiMix as it closes ING IM deal

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
UBS Global Asset Management is retaining ownership of multi manager fund-of-funds business OptiMix as it completes its acquisition of ING Investment Management, although ANZ owns its money. UBS closed the acquisition yesterday and a spokesperson told ...

Macq seals landmark $8.7bn admin deal with Perpetual

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
Perpetual will outsource the administration services for its $8.7 billion private wealth administration platform to Macquarie Investment Management with plans for new adviser-focused features and broader market appeal. Macquarie will provide all back ...

AMP opens second retail planning centre

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
AMP has launched its second retail centre for financial planning in Australia, with plans for 18 new and experienced self-employed financial planners to join the walk-in retail financial planning centre. Based in the Victorian suburb of Camberwell ...

Second generation platform consolidation push

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
The industry trends driving Europe and Australia are highly comparable, according to software provider, Bravura Solutions, with next generational platform and wrap models across the wealth management industry now being forced to update to survive. The ...