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Pensions fail to direct manager voting

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
The majority of investment managers say they vote most of their pension fund clients' proxies at their own discretion - without instructions or guidance from their clients. New research from the Shareholder Association for Research and Education showed ...

In Kerr Neilson we trust

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
Financial planners are three times more likely to favour Platinum Asset Management over other international equities fund managers, new research found. An Investment Trends survey of 648 financial planners found 56 per cent of planners listed Platinum ...

Former COIN Software MD moves to BT

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
... factor in addressing some of the challenges financial advisers face in preparing for the changing regulatory landscape," said Neil Younger, head of dealer groups and licensee select at BT Financial Group.

Cannae Capital joins Investors Mutual

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
Investors Mutual's Anton Tagliaferro remains the lead portfolio manager at IML after the fund absorbed Cannae Capital Partners - but the appointment of Cannae's Hugh Giddy as senior portfolio manager spells a new chapter at the firm. Boutique incubator ...

Manion leaves ipac

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
... an executive search is underway for a new general manager ipac Financial Planning. In an email to ipac's equity partners, Neil Swindells, ipac chief executive, said Manion intended to "look for a new challenge" after nine years with ipac. Manion's departure ...

Tax breaks no enough: seniors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
It would take more than tax breaks to help baby boomers stay in the workforce beyond the average retirement age, argues an industry body. Michael O'Neill, chief executive at National Seniors, welcomed head of Treasury, Ken Henry's, proposal for tax ...

Credit Suisse appoints Aussie for asset management

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
Australian, Neil Harvey, has returned to Credit Suisse as managing director and head of Asia Pacific and head of emerging markets global for its asset management business after a stint in a number of other Asia Pacific firms. Harvey comes back to Credit ...

J.P. Morgan beefs up treasury and securities services

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
J.P. Morgan ushers the new year with the promotion of its current Australia head of the securities services business, Jane Perry as Treasury & Securities Services Country Head for Australia and New Zealand - among other senior appointments. Perry was ...

Macquarie Wrap notches up 10 years

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... consistent with the Wrap among the top four in the marketplace and it's used by 18 institutional and white label clients. Neil Roderick, head of Macquarie Adviser Services, said the platform would continue to improve its services. "We conduct regular ...

Securitor adds planners and expands research

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... the past year and has set in motion a new strategy to offer planners more investment research and aid them in their work. Neil Younger, head of Securitor, said the dealer group, which added 26 financial planners to its fold, would have liked to add more ...