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Former Macquarie director resurfaces at Citi

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... business. At Macquarie, Machet led the direct distribution of retail financial services for the investment bank's Private Wealth division. "We are very pleased that Alan has agreed to join the Citi franchise, his experience across multiple geographies ...

Hunter Hall founder targets instos and SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... re-launched in Australia as Altair Asset Management to reflect a broadening of its business beyond family office and private wealth investment to include institutional and retail clients. Philip Parker, who co-founded Hunter Hall in the early nineties ...

AMP issues profit warning on insurance claims

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
Wealth manager and insurer AMP has warned that its half-year profit is likely to come in below expectations. In a press release the financial services company said profit would likely come in between $415 million and $435 million, or roughly 13% lower ...

Elana Rubin nabs property board appointment

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... people in the superannuation and insurance industries." In May Rubin assumed a non-executive director role with National Wealth Management and will serve as director of MLC and related companies. She also a director of Mirvac Group, PPB Advisory, the ...

UBS investment head departs

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
UBS Wealth Management head of investments Benjamin Pedley is set to leave the company after less than six months in the role. Hired in January, Pedley was responsible for delivering the group's global investment ideas to local clients. Prior to joining ...

Australian millionaire numbers surge on strong economy

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
The Australian high net worth (HNW) market is growing faster than the global average, according to the 2013 World Wealth Report. The annual Capgemini and RBC Wealth Management report showed that the number of millionaires in Australia grew by 15.1% ...

Wall Street to stage cyberattack wargame drill

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
Wealth management groups in the US are so concerned about cyber attacks they are staging an all out system wide drill to test their preparedness and countermeasures. The drill, code named Quantum Dawn 2, is set down for 28 June and is being co-ordinated ...

Wilson HTM defies loss expectations

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... 13 analysts researching the market for new opportunities. "Investing in BHP might not have a significant effect on the wealth of a high net worth client, but if we invest on companies that start trading at 50 cents and end up at 4 or 5 dollars, that ...

UK RDR yet to change adviser charging models

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... survey noted. ACG also revealed that despite concerns the RDR would force advisers to move back into large bank assurance wealth conglomerates, 90% have remained independent. Regarding actual remuneration practices, 30% of adviser firms were found to ...

Challenger stages lifetime annuities comeback

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... demand drivers have kept us committed to developing the lifetime annuity market in Australia. There's clearly room for wealth managers willing to invest shareholder capital to protect customers from the risks of retirement," Benari said. Higher lifetime ...