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Mecchi leaves HOSTPLUS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
Umberto Mecchi, executive manager marketing, strategy & sales at HOSTPLUS, has left the super fund after five years to pursue a career in advertising. A statement from HOSTPLUS said an extensive search for his replacement had started and announcement ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
Australian shares are likely to open lower after credit downgrades and warnings directed at several governments, reports showed manufacturing is weak in the UK and Germany, and major US companies announced poor earnings. At 0807 AEDT on the Sydney Futures ...

BTIM wins $450m into 130/30 fund

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
The BT Wholesale Australian Long/Short Fund has attracted $450 million in institutional mandates in the last four months, during one of the most turbulent periods for hedge funds hunting for inflows. The 130/30 fund is managed by portfolio manager Jim ...

UK variable annuity sales dive

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
UK demand for variable annuities has dropped significantly during the third quarter of 2009 as sales fell from more than $610 million to over $250 million. The Watson Wyatt research found variable annuity sales between the second and third quarter fell ...

AFS appoints Elixir Consulting

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
Australian Financial Services Group has engaged practice development firm Elixir Consulting to boost its Board of Advice program. Peter Daly, group chief executive and managing director of AFS Group, said the BoA program aims to help principals to clarify ...

Advisers prepare for spike in insurance sales

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2009
Around one third of advisers who use CommInsure and Zurich as their primary risk provider expect their level of business with these firms to increase by more than 20 per cent next year, new research shows. CoreData research also indicates one in five ...

AMP Cap appoints Japan MD

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
AMP Capital Investors has appointed Toshiaki Yamashita as managing director and representative director in Japan after he joined the firm in July in a similar role. Yamashita previously worked at AMP Capital in Japan as acting managing director. He ...

AXA Asia Pacific taps SMSFs, restructures fees

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2009
... all entry, exit and trail commission products from its APLs and unbundle advice fees from product fees on all of AXA's on-sale products. In an investor presentation today, the group announced it bought Multiport, an outfit that administers more than ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open stronger after a lift in European markets following the Dubai debt shock and after it became clear that Dubai's debt had had limited impact on local stocks. At 0704 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

TOWER wins key mandates

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009
TOWER Australia Group caps the year with major insurance wins, dividends up 15 per cent and new business up 54 per cent. The group also saw life inforce premium up 15 per cent to $784 million for the year to September thanks to its indiviudal life sales. ...