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Artemis to switch from Fortis to AMG

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
Affiliated Managers Group (AMG) has sealed a deal to buy Artemis Investment Management, one of the leading fund managers in the UK, from its previous owner, Fortis Bank. Under the deal, AMG will own a majority stake in the firm but Artemis' management ...

Financial services execs gain Aus day honours

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
Industry heavyweights Michael D'Ascenzo, Robert Maple-Brown, and Peter Hall are among those honoured at this year's Australia Day celebrations for their work in and outside the finance industry. D'Ascenzo, ATO commissioner, and Maple-Brown, co-founder ...

Five Oceans gains China and India fund mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
... fund because of its experience in managing Asian equities and its investment team, which includes Rob Nunley, former Maple-Brown Abbott Asia portfolio manager. Nunley previously worked with Youngman at Bankers Trust. "We're getting a lot of interest ...

ADHD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
... mid-December - after rallying by 116 points the day before. The Dow closed at a 15-month high on speculation that Republican Scott Brown would win Massachussetts, giving the GOP the numbers to defeat President Obama's proposed bill overhauling the US ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
... health care. The vote on Tuesday to fill the seat of late Sen Ted Kennedy could shift power in the Senate if Republican Scott Brown wins. That would give Republicans the 41 votes necessary to filibuster Democratic proposals, including the health care ...

CFS promotes Fin Wisdom GM

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2009
... former head of distribution services at Colonial First State, has been appointed head of the advice academy and Matthew Brown, former head of distribution development at the firm, was appointed head of advice development. Helen Blackford, former head ...

Financial Wisdom names its best

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
Wealthwise has won the Financial Wisdom 2009 Practice of the Year for the second year running and Adam Watts was awarded Rising Star of the Year. The West Australian-based financial planning firm won the award based on a number of categories including ...

Liar, liar, hedge funds on fire

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
... regulators lack muscle to stop them, there are ways for pension funds to quickly spot the next Madoff. Professor Stephen Brown, a top academic who presented at a hearing on financial services before the US Congress in 2007, said his latest research on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was up 28 points at 4,754. In company news on Monday, Babcock & Brown Infrastructure holds its annual general meeting. Incitec Pivot releases full year results. Elders releases financial results ...

AMP wins Asset Super mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... responsible investment option. AMP's appointment follows the fund's asset consultant Mercer's recommendation. AMP replaces Maple Brown Abbott. The Socially Responsible option was first introduced into the fund's investment mix in May 2006 when the Anglican ...