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AQR earns $150m of mandates for hedge fund strategy

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
AQR Capital Management has secured more than $150 million in new institutional mandates for its hedge fund strategy in Australia and New Zealand over the last three months, including $52 million from Mercer. The AQR Wholesale DELTA Fund, launched in ...

Future Fund not for sale: Wong

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
The Gillard Government has quickly shut down Opposition allegations that it was planning to withdraw funds from the Future Fund, clarifying its actions and criticising the Liberal party's lack of understanding. The Government's predicted revenue from ...

Trio directors accept APRA suspension

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
Trio Capital directors, Rex Phillpott and David Andrews, have conceded to APRA that with the benefit of hindsight they should have acted differently and regret their actions, with the regulator accepting an enforceable undertaking from the pair. The ...

AXA adopts new wealth platform

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
AXA's aligned dealer groups are switching to the IRESS wealth management platform, XPLAN, with over 25% of practices already migrated as a result of a successful pilot program. AXA's decision to move to the web-based XPLAN wealth solution was driven ...

PATRON makes Victorian move

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
PATRON Financial has appointed a Victorian State Manager as part of its eastern seaboard growth strategy. Sharon Cummins has been appointed Victorian state manager for the advice group. Cummins has over 18 years of industry experience and was most recently ...

Super funds need to guide members: Investment Trends

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
Superannuation funds need to offer guidance for their members with Investment Trends latest survey finding people want information from their funds to understand market volatility and how they should act. The 2011 Investor Sentiment & Communications ...

It's official, Rudd saved Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
It is being reported today that Treasury believe it was really former prime minister Kevin Rudd who saved Australia from the GFC and not the mining industry, but before we get too excited the analysis simply confirms that we don't just have a two-speed ...

Behaviour key to increased insurance sales

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
Behavioural investing can help financial planners increase insurance take up in Australia, as well as improving the reputation of the industry, according to MetLife senior vice president, Joe Jordan. With fierce debate surrounding commissions on life ...

Tyndall expands credit team

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
Tyndall Investment Management has added to its fixed interest team with the appointment of two new credit analysts. Chris Rands has joined Tyndall from Moody's Investors Service where he was an analyst in its structured finance business. Simon Wang ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open lower, after Wall closed more than one per cent down following an earlier rally. At 0709 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was down 49 points at 4,256. There is no economic news ...