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SSgA names wholesale vice president

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has named Amy Johnston as vice president of wholesale sales, to lead its expansion into the Australian wholesale channel. Johnston joins from Goldman Sachs Asset Management where she held the role as a national accounts ...

Separate wealth from income strategy: Merton

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
Thinking about a wealth goal for members isn't remotely the same as a member-specific income goal and strategy - which should be the next generation solution for securing retirement income. That's according to Nobel laureate in economics, Robert Merton ...

Fed's about to go... or not?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
"Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay My, oh my what a wonderful day! Plenty of sunshine heading my way Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay" - Song of the South It's coming, Virginia! It is coming! It's all there in black and white, the Fed's just inched closer ...

Commbank knew of potential Storm collapse: lawyers

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
Lawyers for victims of the Storm Financial collapse said they have uncovered a document which proves that the Commonwealth Bank knew investors would lose their money during the global financial crisis. Barrister Tony Morris told the Federal Court in ...

Lonsec urges advisers to revisit EMs

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
After a "brutal" year for emerging market investors, things might be looking up, said research house Lonsec. It has been a rocky ride for emerging market investors over the past 12 months, with "true believers in the merits of an expending emerging ...

QLD adviser cops five year ban

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
ASIC has banned Brisbane adviser Janeece Norma Giraldo from providing financial services for five years after she failed to comply with a number of Australian financial laws. Giraldo has been a director of WIN Financial Network since 1993. She was also ...

Life readies for new cap increases

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
Insurers are preparing for the impact of the Life and General Insurance Capital (LAGIC) reforms, increasing their capital reserves. Challenger yesterday revealed that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) had proposed transition arrangements ...

ACSI lends weight to ASX plan for rights issues

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) supports an ASX proposal to reduce the timetable for rights issues to 16 days. The ASX consultation on modernising the timetable for rights issues would see 10 days sliced off the current standard ...

Income-seeking investors returning to secured credit

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
According to international investment manager Threadneedle Investments (Threadneedle), the positive performance of this asset class is causing some institutional investors to allocate between 5% and 50% to secured credit. Steven Fleming from the investment ...

Vision Super issues shortfall liability notices

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
Local Victorian councils have received notification of the individual liabilities they face to cover the $400 million shortfall on a Vision Super defined benefit scheme. Each local authority's liability is determined on the number of active members ...