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Franklin Templeton continues expansion with new hire

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... delivery and execution of the overall marketing and communications strategy for Franklin Templeton's Australian business with a major focus on broadening the firm's local brand presence. The appointment is part of the ongoing expansion of Franklin Templeton's ...

AMP signs $220m tech contract

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... the new AMP/AXA entity. "This project spotlights the value of highly-effective, collaborative relationships in supporting major corporate structural change," said Gavin Larkings, president and chief executive of CSC Australia. CSC's existing contract ...

Fearing the unknown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... transpiring at this very point in time is exactly what they've been expecting all along. That is, that Europe remains a major risk. That there'll be violent market reactions - up or down - whenever a Eurozone member country goes to the market for refunding ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street closed mixed and European stocks finished higher with bourses settling and showing little impact of the elections in France and Greece. At 0805 AEST on Tuesday, the June share ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... was $1.24 lower at $34.79, Fortescue Metals was 20 cents lower at $5.33 and Rio Tinto dropped $2.39 to $62.52. The four major banks were also down. ANZ was cents 27 cents lower at $23.17, National Australia Bank was down 34 cents to $24.80, Westpac dropped ...

SFG to close competitive gap

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
Advice group SFG plans to address structural issues in competition with a major expansion as industry dynamics change on current economic and political conditions. Chairman Eric Dodd recently expressed a desire for the Group to treble in size to the ...

Axioma reveals downward risk trends

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
Downward trends in risk for 1Q12 have mirrored stronger markets amid easing global economic conditions, according to Axioma's latest Quarterly Risk Review. Scott Hamilton, Axioma director, applied research, said declining risk accompanied gains in many ...

Social media creating advice connections

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... Social media allows you to reach your perfect customer." AMP owned planning group, Hillross, has a presence right across the major platforms, and social media is a major part of how they do business, allowing advisers to maximise the time they spent ...

Wealth down as ANZ records bumper profit

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... financial landscape that has impacted both customers and staff. "We do recognise that adapting to this environment creates major challenges. Our recent decisions on interest rates for customers in Australia and on employment within the Group reflect ...

Hedge fund investors win in fees makeover

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
Only around one-third of outperformance from skill should go to hedge fund managers in the form of fees, with the rest going to the investor according to new research from Towers Watson. In the research, 'Hedge fund investing - opportunities and challenges' ...