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Australia dubbed the educational hub

Kaplan Professional, The Washington Post-owned group that bought Tribeca and Finsia's educational arm last year, has flagged plans to make Australia an "educational hub" in the Asia-Pacific region. While the name Kaplan is little known locally - up ...

New era for investment analysts

The unprecedented demand for alternative investments in the past two years has turned the world of the investment analyst completely upside down and has inspired the industry's leading experts to go back to "school" to teach the new rules. The Investment ...

Western Asset repositions for 2008

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
Global fixed income manager, Western Asset Management, has weighted its portfolio towards European financial investment grade credit and mortgage backed securities to continue its positive return performance in 2008. "In terms of strategy we're going ...

iMap spearheads MA education

The Institute of Managed Accounts Providers (iMap) wraps up its first year as the peak body for managed accounts with a growing membership base and a clear strategy on its education and compliance-focused initiatives for 2008. Speaking at the final ...

QSuper appoints three GMs

QSuper, one of the largest super funds in the country with 470,000 members, has bulked up its management team after the appointment of three general managers. The three appointees were Maria Dalton as general manager of risk and compliance, Michael ...

Battle for advisers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2007
After extensive market research, St. George-owned Securitor and the Commonwealth Bank have announced new strategies to strengthen their grip on Australia's burgeoning financial planning industry. The financial advisory dealer arm of Asgard Wealth Solutions ...

Investors Accru SMAs

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2007
High net worth advice specialists Accru Financial Planning (AFP) have partnered with BlackRock to offer Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs) on its menu. Director Matthew Kidd said BlackRock's size and international reach, including the future inclusion ...

MLC to brandish ISO 9001 logo

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2007
The "ISO 9001 certified" stamp is known as the international symbol of quality control in food, computers and other manufacturing goods. Now financial planning is set to undergo the same rigorous checks too following a historic deal between MLC and ...

Merger to create $10bn property fund

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2007
Centro's proposed merger between their Shopping America Trust and Retail Trust is set to create Australia's ninth largest property fund, with assets worth $10.1 billion. Subject to a shareholder vote, the merger will give the stagnant American Trust ...

Carbon trading for consumers: M2

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
Showing what can happen when businesses are given a viable commercial pathway for doing something about climate exchange, telecommunications group M2 has launched a consumer package that automatically buys abatements on the Australian Climate Exchange ...