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New M&A expert in town, hires BT chief

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
US-based Berkshire Capital, which provides merger and acquisition services to investment and wealth management firms, has landed in Sydney - and appointed former BT chief executive Ian Martin as vice chairman, Asia Pacific. Berkshire Capital - not associated ...

HiPortfolio helps Suncorp adopt TOFA changes

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
Suncorp Life now supports the new Taxation of Financial Arrangements (TOFA) through its administration platform, HiPortfolio. HiPortfolio is TOFA-ready, following its recent multi-million dollar project completed in conjunction with the DST GS Advanced ...

State Street pushes Asian Funds passport

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
State Street has joined the chorus of voices in favour of establishing an 'Asian funds passport' along the lines of Europe's UCITS. But it remains to be seen whether anyone outside Australia is really interested. In a report released today State Street ...

Vow names new chief

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
Former Macquarie Bank senior executive Tim Brown will take over from departing chief executive officer Jeff Zulman at Vow Financial early next year. Brown has resigned after five years at Macquarie Bank to accept the position. Former roles include marketing ...

Ipac improves 'soft dollar' register disclosure

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
AXA-owned ipac Securities has briefed its call centre staff to make its register of alternative remuneration for planners available to members of the public, after a staff member failed to do so following a request. A spokesperson for ipac said the ...

Tyndall names head of retail

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
Tyndall Investments promoted Andrew Julius to head of retail, less than a fortnight after Japan-based Nikko Asset Management bought the fund manager from its previous owner, Suncorp Life. Julius' new responsibilities will include managing key relationships ...

Suncorp Life sells Tyndall to Nikko AM

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
Suncorp Life will sell Tyndall Investments in Australia and New Zealand to Japanese fund manager Nikko Asset Management for up to $128.5 million. Tyndall currently has $25 billion in assets under management, making it the 15th largest fund manager in ...

A simpler, streamlined Suncorp

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
Insurance giant Suncorp has given further detail on its plans to simplify its operational structure, in a move that it hopes will boost transparency and keep it ahead of the regulatory curve. In a statement to the ASX, Suncorp said that by restructuring ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
The Australian market is receiving mixed leads from overseas, although the late announcement by the US Federal Reserve on its plan to buy $US600 billion into the US economy to stimulate recovery had a positive effect on share trading late in the offshore ...

FSC appoints new chair

FSC ANNOUNCEMENT  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
Financial Services Council (FSC) appoints Macquarie Bank executive, Peter Maher, as chairman after the former chair retires. Maher, Macquarie bank's head of banking and financial services group, will take on the role of chairman at the FSC as part of ...