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Franklin Templeton hires ex-INGIM head

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
Fund manager Franklin Templeton has made three new appointments including ING Investment Management's former head of distribution, Jim McKay, as its director of advisory services as the firm expands its staff numbers. In the new role, McKay will be ...

UniSuper responds to criticism

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
... against the fund, members have taken to social media expressing fears the fund is near collapse calling for action committees, class actions and a reversal of trust deed change. In an official statement released this morning by the fund in response to ...

AMP Capital forges Japanese alliance

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... region through our investment management business, will help cement AMP Capital's position as a leading international multi-class asset manager and will complement the existing strategic relationships we have in the region," said AMP chief executive ...

Super trustee guidelines for retirement estimates

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... Superannuation fund trustees providing retirement estimates, which ASIC said may include personal advice, have been granted class order relief, which is hoped will encourage people to engage more with their super and retirement planning. The regulator's ...

Euro debt crisis has silver lining for advisers: PIMCO

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... environment we think investor s need to be cautious and avoid falling into the trap of expecting reversion to meet asset class returns or in terms of economic growth. That is the old normal." Fisher said in 2012 Australian financial advisers should embrace ...

Ashton launches Gold Share Class

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
The Ashton Group has launched a Gold Share Class for the Ashton Select Fund and Ashton Performance Fund. Ashton's Gold Share Class enables investors to elect gold as a 'currency' in which to denominate their investment. "Gold has appreciated significantly ...

Investec appoints new head asset finance ad leasing

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
Former Equigroup chief executive Matt Ingram has been appointed Investec Australia's new head of asset finance and leasing. Most recently Ingram was group executive of Alleasing where he led business development and strategic partner relationships across ...

Macquarie team joins IFM

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... said he was sending a "very clear message" to competitors and investors that IFM was "determined to continue to set world class standards that genuinely put investors first". "These executive appointments announced today can very much be seen in that ...

Artio brings high yield to Aust instos

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
New York-based investment management firm, Artio Global Investors, is meeting with super funds this week to introduce its new high yield bond investment strategy as a smart alternative to equities. Since opening its first Australian office in Sydney ...

Betashares launches three new ETFs

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... respectively. "The new commodity ETFs will widen the product choice for investors, delivering a simple solution to an asset class traditionally difficult to access. The ETFs are currency hedged to substantially remove the impact of AUD/ USD currency ...