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CAAM expands distribution

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
Credit Agricole Asset Management (CAAM) Australia has appointed former Ironbark Asset Management executive, Cathryn Franks, as retail asset management senior distribution executive. Franks' appointment follows CAAM's push into Australian retail investment ...

Aviva key personnel disbanded after NAB buy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
More than six months on since NAB bought Aviva Australia's Navigator platform and insurance business, at least three key Aviva personnel have left or about to leave, while five have assumed new roles within NAB's businesses. Allan Griffiths, chief executive ...

Macquarie in talks with Charter Hall

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
The details behind Macquarie's venture to potentially sell its real estate management platform to Charter Hall are still sketchy - but one property expert predicts the outcome of the deal could create a new heavyweight property player in Australia. ...

Boutique incubators target retail market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
Boutique incubators, Ascalon Capital Managers and Treasury Group, are ramping up their retail distribution strategy to broaden their fund managers' funds under management (FUM). Mark Burgess, managing director at Treasury Group, said the firm had spent ...

Westpac unveils new trading platform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
Westpac has launched a new online trading platform for its 250,000 broking customers. James Staltari, the head of Westpac Securities, said the new website is called Westpac Online Investing, and includes an improved range of equity and investment services ...

BNP Paribas merges with Fortis IM Aust

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... nominated as head of the combined entity for Australia and New Zealand. "The underlying strategy of the merger is to build a platform for strong growth and this is evidenced by a doubling in the size of BNP Paribas Investment Partners' local distribution ...

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney appoints Aus chief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... the final week of February at a time when the business is adding more financial advisers and is looking to build its platform in the Australian market. "Matthew has a broad range of management skills, he understands the wealth management and stock broking ...

The audacity of Mark Bouris and Ray Miles

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
Platform and admin providers have less than three weeks to map out a bid that could secure them a landmark contract from a new planning syndicate led by Wizard founder Mark Bouris and ex-Genesys head Ray Miles - but details of the bid suggest any deal ...

CFS signs distribution deal with Aspect

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
... Bissaker, chief executive at Colonial First State, said the firm plans to launch an Aspect Capital fund on the FirstChoice platform and the FirstWrap platform in the first quarter of this year. "We will look to extend this fund across other retail channels ...

Charles River upgrades IMS

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
... River Investment Management System (IMS) Version 9.1 integrates order execution and management capabilities to a single platform. The enhanced software, which can support high volume wealth management accounts, now includes a module for performance analysis ...