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Mercer unveils longevity insurance product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... very cost effective way of providing longevity protection, because you do not have the costs associated with an insurance company, or the capital required by an insurance company." Knox said that many UK annuity providers charge as much as 2%. However ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... 4,110.64 points. Frankfurt's DAX index edged up 0.16 per cent to 9,082.81 points. Dealers also pored over another batch of company earnings, while shares in Sanofi closed more than 4.5 per cent down after the French drugs giant fired its chief executive. ...

Fidelity appoints two senior executives

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... appointment two senior executives in a bid to strengthen the firm's relationships with clients. Warwick Boys joins the company as head of institutional business. For the past five years Boys was working at Perpetual Investments as general manager, institutional ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after strong performances on Wall Street as US company quarterly results began flowing in and investors awaited a key meeting of the Federal Reserve. At 0645 AEST on Wednesday, the December share price ...

Wilson HTM to split funds management, stockbroking arms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
... standalone securities business, following the departure of senior investment adviser Michael Tynan last September. The company "is progressing well towards the creation of a standalone securities business, majority owned by staff," Wilson HTM said in ...

BNP Paribas names acting head of custody

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
... Baker's resignation as managing director was unexpected, and came just 10 months after he took up the top job. He left the company to take up a role as head of Mercer Sentinel's Pacific business.

OneVue confirms Eureka Report deal

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
... dealer groups who have provided ongoing input to the design of OneVue's digital direct offering." The recently listed company yesterday halted trading after news of the deal broke in the Australian Financial Review. The article reported that the new ...

Shareholder primacy a myth: Governance Institute

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
The notion that company boards have a legal obligation to act in the sole interest of their shareholders is a myth, according to a new discussion paper by the Governance Institute of Australia. The paper, entitled 'Shareholder primacy: Is there a need ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... cents at $33.64, Rio Tinto was 44 cents weaker at $59.61 and Fortescue Metals was 6.5 cents lower at $3.405. Rail freight company Aurizon's shares gained 4.5 cents, or 0.98 per cent, to $46.15 after it re-affirmed its full year guidance for iron ore ...

Government clarifies adviser register funding

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... disqualifications or enforceable undertakings and details around ownership of the AFSL and disclosure of the ultimate parent company.