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Towers Watson acquires NY investment adviser

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... would strengthen Towers Watson's insurance services and complement its existing expertise in the UK and Europe. "This development follows our recent acquisition of EMB - a leading non-life consulting and software company - and underlines our commitment ...

Former Treasury Secretary joins NAB Board

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... Secretary in March this year. Henry was awarded Companion in the Order of Australia (AC) for services and his work in the development of economic and taxation policy to the finance sector through a range of banking and regulatory bodies. He was also ...

UBS installs new property managers after ING deal

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
Two UBS property funds have been put on hold by Standard & Poor's Fund Services, following managerial changes linked to the acquisition of ING Investment Management. The UBS Global Property Securities Fund and the UBS Property Securities Fund had their ...

Fine wine broker launches in Australia

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... investments from the Bordeaux & Burgundy region, storage, the resale of investment wines and assistance with portfolio development. After four years, Premier Grand Cru fine wine brokers will soon launch in Australia, offering investors alternative investment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... market outlook, while ANZ chief information officer Anne Weatherston is scheduled to address a Committee of Economic Development of Australia luncheon. In Australia, the market on Wednesday staged a late rally to close firmly in the black after a similar ...

AIA Australia scoops Insurance Industry awards

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... Awards. AIA Australia's head of adviser services Pina Sciarrone put the wins down to a "strong commitment to product development" over the past year. "We have focused heavily on market research to better understand the needs of our customers and have ...

Social investments hinge on the right financing

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... Murphy was speaking at a hearing on the Senate Economic Reference Committee's inquiry on mechanisms and options for the development of robust capital market for the social economy sector in Australia. "The government has a crucial role in guiding the ...

ANZ Wealth appoints head of advice delivery

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... businesses. She has held senior roles in sales, marketing, and product management and most recently was responsible for the development and delivery of licensee services for the MLC aligned and NAB Financial Planning businesses, including MLC 360. Seales ...

Second generation platform consolidation push

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... generational models in Europe and Australia are replacing older systems with second generation consolidation models under development. Bravura is now looking to replicate its European managed services model here in Australia. "We tend to work with large ...

Soft dollar ban impact potential

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... business other than their dealer group in the last year, and where they had, this had typically been around professional development or technical/compliance services. Although the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms have an answer for that with ...