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Snakes and ladders

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
... there is now little upside in holding US Treasuries. They are nearing their natural limit - zero. While this positive development out of Europe should have made Wall Street rally with joy, it didn't. It wasn't overjoyed that the Beige Book declared that ...

Birth of the iPad adviser

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
... when it comes to engaging their clients. Leyla Banaei, founder of AdviserQuest, a company that offers professional development skills programs for advisers, said where the iPad-enabled planner could succeed where others couldn't is in the subtle ways ...

Asgard appoints new head

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... During his career at BTFG, he has held various roles in wrap operations, product management, strategy and product development. Lawrenson's appointment is effective next month. BTFG's general manager of platforms, marketing & communications, John Shuttleworth ...

AMP hires environment, social governance expert

NEWS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... international consulting firm Proviti. At Proviti, he led a team advising blue-chip clients across the sustainable development agenda including climate change and carbon risk, greenhouse gas reporting and verification, emissions trading, investment analysis ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... Peter Freyberg speaks at a business lunch in Sydney, while Medusa Mining Ltd releases full year results. And Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd executive vice president Ann Pickard speaks at a breakfast in Perth. On Monday, the Australian sharemarket ...

The future of super: Cooper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
... yesterday's Russell 2010 Investment Summit. Casting further predictions, Cooper said one of the most exciting areas for development will be in the advice sector, and specifically, intra-fund advice. "I think advice will transform beyond the intra-fund ...

Perpetual promotes two

NEWS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
... manager - retail sales, equities for the merged division. McKinnon's areas of responsibility in his new role include development and execution of retail sales strategy for equities, the management of the portfolio specialist team and the management of ...

Aussie equities get clean bill of health

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
With the dust settled on reporting season, Goldman Sachs Asset Management head of Australian equities Dion Hershan said that Australian equities look selectively attractive. Hershan said that while the last reporting season pointed to healthy balance ...

Sunsuper boosts relationships with retail hires

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
... managing the relationships between Sunsuper and its existing employer clients, as well as expanding the fund's business development opportunities in their respective regions. Sunsuper chief executive officer, Tony Lally, said their experience in financial ...

Zurich expands sales team

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
... manager. He has 12 years industry experience and will handle adviser relationships while implementing regional business development strategies for Victoria/Tasmania. Prior to joining Zurich, Tobias worked at CBA, NAB and, most recently, Perpetual. Several ...