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Knights in shining armour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
"Just like a knight in shining armor From a long time ago Just in time I will save the day..." Peter Cetera - Glory of Love This tune played in my head when Beijing announced the country's June quarter economic scorecard yesterday - and boy oh boy ...

SMSF industry responsibility

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
Forget industry funds, it's the looming self-managed super funds dilemma that needs attention, according to a speaker at the 17th Annual Rainmaker Sales and Marketing Symposium today. Marianne Perkovic, general manager at Colonial First State spoke ...

Goodnight Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... to only half that of Italy's. According to reports, Italy has debts amounting to 1.6 trillion euros. This is a grim development and prospect especially considering that the European Financial Stability Fund's current resources - at just over 600 billion ...

Govt $41m finance centre launches new projects

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
The Federal Government has officially launched its Centre for International Finance and Regulation, with funding allocations to research projects including High Frequency Trading. Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation ...

BNP Paribas gains Aust banking licence

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... The launch of the services will complement its full range of banking services, said the firm. "Not only does this development enable us to enhance our current offering, it will also support the inbound investment of overseas investors in Australia and ...

Licensee Select new manager

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... (FIA), which has ten planning firms with over 35 advisers. Licensee Select currently provides compliance, practice development, research and advice solutions to almost 100 licensees and 480 advisers.

MLC names three AXA converts

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... attracted Paul Stratton, Michael Tobin and Remi Bouchenez to its retirement solutions team. Stratten was head of platform development for AXA North, now moving across to head product operations. Tobin was head of product development for AXA's North platform ...

UBS undecided on OptiMix future

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... plans to continue to support both the institutional and wholesale markets and will work closely with ANZ on product development as well as providing it with investment advisory services. Both UBS and ING IM, which will continue to manage its own funds ...

Women in Super scholarship winners announced

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... Boards. During this workshop, the winners will learn how to make themselves 'board-ready' along with advice on career development and a view of what it takes to be a director. The 2011 winners were Anne Whittaker, investment officer with Australian Catholic ...

Two new appointments as Equiti fund closes in on first US property

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... growing group has four financial advisers and says it has advertised for more. The firm has also created a business development manager role for Scott Parker, formerly strategy advisor for Suncorp, in the funds management side of the business. Parker ...