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BlackRock appoints ING Asian fixed income head

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
BlackRock has appointed Joel Kim, who joins from ING Investment Management, as head of Asia-Pacific fixed income. Kim will be based in Singapore, working closely with the global fixed income team to develop the Asian platform. He will also contribute ...

Zurich builds retail risk with new appt

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... territory such as its recent launch of a Zurich iPad app. Prior to CommInsure, Lennis-Harvey also held key roles with MLC and ING bank where she was responsible for building relationships with financial planning dealer groups. "We are delighted that ...

UBS CEO resigns over rogue trading scandal

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
The UBS board of directors has accepted the resignation of its chief executive, Oswald GrA1/4bel, after the recent rogue trading scandal that lost the Swiss bank $2.36 billion. Sergio Ermotti has been named group chief executive on an interim basis ...

INGIM cuts jobs before takeover

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
ING Investment Management is cutting staff numbers in the lead up to its takeover by UBS Asset Management, with estimates at 36 staff cuts to date. Notice of potential job cuts was given back in June when news of the takeover was announced, with the ...

SMAs drive interest into concentrated Australian equity funds

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... at a relative disadvantage compared to smaller peers in terms of being able to nimbly move in and out of stocks," it said. ING Select Leaders Trust and ING Alpha Plus Australian Share Fund were both downgraded from Recommended to Fund Watch, after UBS ...

Tyndall expands credit team

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... in its structured finance business. Simon Wang has joined Tyndall from Navigator Project Finance. Wang was previously with ING Investment Management for four years in the fixed interest and investments solutions team. John Sorrell, head of credit at ...

Van Der Wielen heads to UK group Friends Life

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
... Australia's wealth management sector. "John's appointment, building on ANZ's acquisition last year of the remaining 51% stage of ING Australia, signals our intention to grow more aggressively in the wealth segment," said Phil Chronican, the group's chief ...

Super funds need modern platforms to disclose holdings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... said. Global platform provider SimCorp, which services up to 70% of the European institutional market including Alliance and ING, said the problem for super funds was old platforms that can't cope with the regulatory change cheaply and easily. Peter ...

Advisers prep for 'back-to-basics' investing

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
A return to safe investments and investor aversion to risk is predicted following recent market fluctuations, but advisers are firm that strong planning principles remain the same. Perpetual Private Wealth has predicted a return to 'back-to-basics' ...

Lonsec casts eye over fund fee structures

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... being 1.5% for Wavestone Australian Equity Long Short Fund and the K2 Australian Absolute Return Fund. The cheapest was the ING Extended Alpha Australian Share Fund at 0.75%. A well-designed fee structure achieves a win-win outcome for both investors ...