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NabInvest appoints new retail distrib head

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
... arm nabInvest has promoted Peter Smith to the role of head of retail distribution. Smith will be responsible for the development and execution of the retail sales strategy for nabInvest, including developing relationships within the financial planning ...

Templeton targets Vietnam

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... emerging markets investment research as well as the promotion of financial services projects that will contribute to the development of the Vietnamese stock market and securities sector. "Vietnam is a young market, but the potential is immense. We believe ...

Bad news galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... focused on fresh negative news on the financial sector. These included: Following reports that the state-owned Korean Development Bank (KDB) is considering a possible buy out of Lehman Brothers, South Korea's Financial Services Commission issued a warning ...

JANA recruits ex-Mercer manager

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... ongoing implementation of JANA's best research ideas into the platform, managing client relationships and platform development and operations. Plant commences in the role today and will report to Jim Lamborn, head of investment solutions.

India tech giant opens local devt base

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... outfit HCL Technologies plans to hire more IT staff and open a Melbourne office, shortly after opening a major IT development centre in Sydney this week - all part of an ambitious plan to better serve its growing client base locally. The group said the ...

Advisers snub commission-free ETFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... is shying away from the sector. Rick Di Cristoforo, Matrix Planning Solutions executive director of marketing and development, told Financial Standard that its planners viewed ETFs as an alternative to index funds. "We're seeing ETFs as a potential alternative ...

More super to move into daily pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... becoming more investment manager like with more frequent reporting needs," said Stephen Tremelling, head of business development at BNP Paribas Securities Services. Andrew Proebstl, chief executive of the $1 billion legalsuper, agrees. "The [superfund] ...

SimCorp adds LexiFi modelling

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... analysis and management of complex financial products for investment banks, asset managers and private banks. This development is inline with SimCorp incorporating a new module, XpressInstruments onto the SimCorp Dimension system. XpressInstruments cuts ...

Industry gathers for ESG academy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... sustainability issues. Gibbs said the academy's curriculum would not only target fund managers and analysts, but also business development managers. "We will developing a number of different curriculum for different people, primarily based on investment ...

Finance recruiters keen for more

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... Up-to-date accreditation and financial services qualifications are vital at both entry level and for ongoing career development, and demonstrate a candidate's commitment to the industry and the role they are seeking. "Candidates now need to be prepared ...