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Wagging the dog

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
To all those who have Christmas lunches - long liquid lunches - to go to today, go now pronto for developments in the financial markets last night was another one of those "ho-hum" moments. Not that you'll pick it from the headlines and stories doing ...

Ascalon partners with Hong Kong manager

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... executive Andrew Landman said the firm's plan was to develop its presence in the region with on-the-ground business development early next year, pending regulatory approval. "It is Ascalon's intention to increase the number of partner firms it has in ...

Perpetual changes distribution focus

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... firm recognises that it should be doing more with its product distribution capability, and will do so through ongoing development of new investment products and improvements to its current product set. "The new business model and structure of our Retail ...

Russell urges advisers to keep low value clients

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... should consider a 'move up' strategy before implementing the 'move out' approach," said John Nolan, Russell's practice development manager. Nolan said the high cost of acquisition should encourage advisers to provide more services to lower value clients ...

UBS: Stocks gaining momentum

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
Consumer and domestic stocks may be making a comeback as cyclical indicators improve, according to UBS's chief economist. Scott Haslem, chief economist for UBS Investment Bank in Australia discussed the cyclical developments of the local economy in ...

Super assets take a hit in September

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... regulator to have a process in place to monitor the sector," explained Andrew Keevers, director of research and product development, Rainmaker Group. According to APRA, the biggest decline in assets was in corporate funds, which decreased by 8.6 % to ...

Zurich names NSW regional life sales mngr

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
Zurich Financial Services' NSW senior business development manager, Stuart Meyers, has been promoted to NSW regional sales manager for life risk to build Zurich's adviser network. To date, Meyers was responsible for managing adviser relationships and ...

van Eyk acquires Encore Group

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
... Investment research firm van Eyk has acquired financial services consulting firm the Encore Group. Encore provides business development, sales, marketing, human resources, back office and succession planning. Encore Group founding partner Graham Peatey ...

Investec appoints new head asset finance ad leasing

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
... new head of asset finance and leasing. Most recently Ingram was group executive of Alleasing where he led business development and strategic partner relationships across Australian and New Zealand. He has also held roles as general manager of structured ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
... annual general meeting. Australia Post chief executive Ahmed Fahour is scheduled to address a Committee for Economic Development of Australia lunch in Sydney. The Queensland International Gas Symposium begins in Brisbane. On Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...