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BNP Paribas appoints relationship management head

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... the core client group that includes superannuation funds, government entities and insurance companies. She will report to Ken Shaw, head of sales relationship management. "I am very pleased to have Katharine on board," he said. "She brings a successful ...

Asset consultants still in demand

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... said. Increasing internal investment capabilities provides more opportunities in terms of compliance and risk assessment, said Ken Marshman, chair and head of investment outcomes, JANA. Marshman also said that while demand was not decreasing, JANA had ...

AFA names Female Excellence in Advice finalists

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), in conjunction with TAL Life, has named the six finalist of this year's 2012 Female Excellence in Advice Award. The Award is about encouraging more women to consider financial advice as a career, to champion ...

Investor confidence index down: State Street

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
North American and Asian investors dragged down global investor confidence in September, according to State Street's Investor Confidence Index (ICI). The Global ICI fell from August's revised reading of 91 to 86.9. North American investor confidence ...

MIR Investment Management re-brands

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
Specialist emerging markets equities fund manager, MIR Investment Management (MIR), today announced it would re-brand to Metisq Capital Pty Ltd (Metisq). MIR was established in 2003 as an Australian equities specialist. In 2007, MIR launched capabilities ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... futures contract was up nine points at 4,398. In economic news on Wednesday, Treasurer Wayne Swan, former Treasury secretary Ken Henry and RBA assistant governor Christopher Kent speak at a conference in Canberra. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading ...

AMP partners with Morningstar for research

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
AMP Financial Services has appointed Morningstar as its preferred partner for research consultancy. Under the agreement, effective 1 October 2012, AMP's research team will have access to Morningstar's fund research, research analysts, and desktop tools. ...

New analyst for AB Australia

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
Global investment management firm AllianceBernstein today announced the appointment of a new research analyst, James Robertson, to the AllianceBernstein Value team. He will initially cover metals, mining and chemicals. He joins AllianceBernstein from ...

Heads roll at Nomura

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
The chief executive officer and chief operating officer of ailing Japanese investment bank Nomura will step down to take responsibility for an insider trading scandal. Kenichi Watanabe, Nomura's chief executive, and Takumi Shibata, its chief operating ...

Regulation biggest concern for SFOs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
Tax and regulatory issues are the biggest concern for single-family offices in terms of risks to managing investments, according to a survey from J.P. Morgan Private Bank. A poll of 125 single family offices (SFO), each with more than US$100 million ...