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Bennelong expands Long Short Equity Management

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
Bennelong Long Short Equity Management had added Sam Shepherd to its team, which is currently comprised of analysts Sam Taylor and Michael Baker, and headed up by Richard Fish. As the senior portfolio manager, Shepherd brings with him 20 years of Australian ...

UBS expands wholesale team

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... our ability to serve our clients nationally as we distribute our core equities, fixed income and multi-asset funds," said Ben Heap, head of UBS Global Asset Management, Australia and New Zealand. Dunne and Tomkins will be based in Melbourne and will ...

Grexit sends investors running for bonds

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
Australian bond futures prices are higher after the former Greek prime minister's comments that the nation could exit the eurozone prompted traders to move to safe-haven investments. In his first interview since leaving office, former Greek prime minister ...

Australian economy on target for growth: OECD

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's economic forecast for May 2012 has confirmed that it expects the Australian economy to significantly outperform other OECD economies, this year and next. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation ...

Henderson grows footprint in Asia-Pacific

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
Henderson Global Investors has hired industry veteran Rob Adams to spearhead its investment management business in Australia, in line with broader expansion plans. The development of a pure funds management business in Australia is part of Henderson's ...

AFS board votes no confidence in Daly

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
Australian Financial Services chief executive and managing director, Peter Daly, has left the dealer group which has appointed group director Phil Burke as acting chief executive. Daley said he was suddenly forced out despite a satisfactory track record ...

AIA innovates around adviser feedback

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Life insurance specialist AIA Australia has enhanced its Priority Protection product, expanding the product range to include a superannuation income protection option that will allow advisers to offer clients insurance within super. The new Super IP ...

Property syndicate launches for HNW and SMSFs

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Charter Hall Direct Property has launched a new single property syndicate for high net worth investors and self managed super funds, in response to growing demand for investment opportunities in Perth's CBD. "We are currently in one of the best buying ...

Investors set to remain cautious: Franklin Templeton

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Global investment opportunities will be approached with caution over the next decade, according to a Franklin Templeton Global Investor Sentiment Survey. The 2012 Franklin Templeton Global Investor Sentiment Survey, which includes responses from 20,623 ...

Patterson steps down as Perennial CEO

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
Lewis Bearman has replaced Anthony Patterson as chief executive of Perennial Investment Partners, with Patterson remaining as an executive director of Perennial Value Management. "It's a fantastic outcome for Perennial, it was his [Patterson's] decision ...