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Investment banking scale down: Barclays

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
British bank Barclays may scale down its investment banking arm, after new chief executive Antony Jenkins said new regulations would "make some activities in investment banking difficult to make an adequate return on." He said profits would be hit by ...

Market shocks likely: Advance Asset Management

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
Geo-political signals allude to a potential market shock in coming months, said Advance Asset Management. Global political uncertainty could to lead to a severe destablilsiation of markets as soon as the last quarter of this year, said Felix Stephen ...

Talkin' bout my generation

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
Two leading industry associations expect the next generation of advice clients to be attracted to financial advisers possessing the right soft skills, industry-specific education and strong ethics. The differences between the service offerings of Gen ...

If not now, when?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
After all is said and done, much was said but nothing was done. Risk-takers have every reason to feel disappointed for none of the central banks - Fed, ECB, BOE -- that met this week walked their talk (the BOE though didn't do much talking). There weren't ...

Value still key in insurance

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
The remuneration components of the Future of Financial Advice reforms may be distracting from the needs of consumers when it comes to insurance, said Brett Clarke, chief executive officer, retail life, TAL. "We talk a lot about FOFA and remuneration ...

Babson Capital gaining traction

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
US-based Babson Capital Management is experiencing traction in the Australian syndicated loan market through its Asia-Pacific fund. "As a house we see very good relative value in the region. Out here we generate what we believe are good returns for ...

Treasury heavy handed on portfolio disclosure

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
Portfolio disclosure remains a contentious issue for superannuation funds, after it was first flagged in the 2010 Cooper review. It will be a major issue explored at the Financial Services Council annual conference, to be held on 1-3 August at the Gold ...

Cross-border super collaboration on way

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
Asian public pensions and Australian superannuation funds may soon be working together on cross-border investment decisions, predicts Citi's Asia Pacific head of pension fund services. Australian superannuation funds typically have around 30% of assets ...

Australian instos exposed to AML risks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
Globalising investment and increasingly complex webs of counter-party relationships mean Australian institutional investors are more exposed to anti-money laundering risks than they realise. These risks don't just mean from organised crime, the usual ...

Fitzpatricks Private Wealth builds advice profile

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
High net worth advisory firm Fitzpatricks Private Wealth has signed John McMurdo in the role of group managing director and added Chris Cuffe to its board of directors. McMurdo, who was formerly chief executive officer of Centric Wealth and managing ...