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Insider selling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... peak for the month 1446.79 point before falling to a low of 1402.43 points 10 days later 6.67-to-1 This is a grim development and only adds to warnings that equity markets are now at overbought levels...but only if you're one of those who rely on market ...

William Blair ramps up bid to win super fund mandates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... market expects. "In finding global leaders we're looking for companies with attributes such as leading research and development capabilities, superior client service or stronger finances than their peers," he explained. McAtamney says that the funds ...

"Others" are still fearful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... Germany, the region's pillar of strength, fell by 2.5%. I would have been more worried if the markets ignored this latest development - a reminder that while the tail risk is thinning, it's still there - for it would be so easy to discount this renewed ...

XPLAN best planning software in 2012

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... demands of FoFA in Australia and RDR in the UK have been an obvious opportunity for IRESS to leverage its intensive development effort," said IRESS managing director Andrew Walsh. "With over five significant releases in 2012, XPLAN development surpassed ...

NAB Asset Servicing awarded new contracts

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... he said. "We are confident NAB will be able to provide the support we require to deliver on our continuing business development." Boyd Lees, General Manager Business Development said "Our business offers a one-stop-shop with a single contract backed ...

Advisers expect greater focus on efficiency after FoFA

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... 31.9%. We think this number will grow over time, in line with increased consumer ownership of these devices and ongoing development of apps tailored to the specific needs of advisers."

New BDM for AUI

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
Australian Unity Investments has appointed Shaun Thomas as NSW and ACT business development manager. Thomas joins AUI from HSBC Global Asset Management, where he was associate director - key accounts and research relationships. He has also held client ...

Conservative financial services job market in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... George McFerran. "In a risk-averse market, firms will have to work hard to promote their employer brands and the career-development advantages of the roles," he said. eFinancialCareers added that while employers would be inundated with CVs for advertised ...

TAL's Affinia hires for growth plans

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... Jonathon Nguyen, Peter Nielsen and Paul Gaffney would become regional managers, and that each had been hired to lead the development of its practices nationwide. All three will report to Affinia boss Craig Parker. Parker said: "Jonathon, Peter and Paul ...

Open wide, come inside

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... in the new year despite the IMF's recent downgrade of the country's 2013 growth to 5.9% from 6.0%. While the Asian Development Bank (ADB) appears to be more optimistic predicting growth of 6.7% for this year, this is a sharp reduction from the 7.5% growth ...