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Beazley appoints former TAL BDM

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... have Duncan on board, and believe he will make a significant contribution to the life, accident & health team through his wealth of technical expertise and experience in group life, accident and health, and enterprise bargaining agreement markets in ...

Generation Y busts SMSF age myth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... up three or more years ago. This group represents 10% of the adult population, and 57% of that are over 50. The average wealth in assets, excluding the family home, is $569,000. While there may be more young people getting on the bandwagon, they remain ...

COIN mulls Revex acquisition

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... the reseller agreement, Rubik would hold the distribution rights over the Revex software on an exclusive basis for Rubik Wealth's customers, including institutions, independent financial advisors (IFAs) and industry superannuation funds, as well as non-exclusive ...

Hedge funds can reduce risk, despite reputation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
Despite their growing popularity, particularly in the institutional space, hedge funds are still widely misunderstood by investors - they often have a reputation for being high risk, expensive, illiquid and difficult to access. But according to BlackRock ...

HNW and SMSF under ATO scrutiny

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... individuals will also be under scrutiny and the ATO said it will undertake 1,000 income tax reviews of Australians with net wealth between $5 and $30 million and 500 income tax reviews and audits of individuals with net wealth greater than $30 million. ...

Giant firms hold sway in infrastructure investment industry

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... managers are relatively new to the market and cannot present a strong performance history. These inexperienced managers face a wealth of competition when marketing their products, with a large number of first-time funds on the road sourcing capital from ...

Sovereign wealth funds climb to US$5.5tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
Sovereign wealth funds have reached an aggregate US$5.5 trillion at June 2013, up 9.1% over the past 12 months, according to the SWF Institute. The SWF Institute also reported that SWF assets are up 44% since the global financial crisis (GFC) and that ...

Zurich makes platform debut, mulls providers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
Zurich has entered the platform space for the first time and is set to make its Wealth Protection available in several platforms. Zurich's Retail Life and Investments general manager Philip Kewin told Financial Standard that the company is looking at ...

HLB growth leads to senior appointments

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
HLB Mann Judd has appointed three new directors and two partners following the growth of its wealth management business and advisory services. Andrew Lord will be the group's wealth management director. Lord has 20 years' experience in financial services ...

Former Macquarie exec to head up EFIC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... Institutions Group in Australia. Before that he held several London-based international positions at Macquarie. "Andrew brings a wealth of relevant knowledge and experience to the role and is excited to be joining EFIC," EFIC Chairman Andrew Mohl said. ...